Patent ID: 11967496
Assignee: STANDARD BIOTOOLS CANADA INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 19:
20. An apparatus for analyzing a biological sample comprising:
a sample stage;
a source of charged particles, the source of charged particles configured to pass a beam of charged particles to a location on the sample stage;
a first laser source and first focusing optics configured to direct a laser beam emitted by the first laser source towards the sample stage; and
a second laser source and second focusing optics, wherein:
the second focusing optics are configured to synchronise a pulse of laser beam from the second laser source to ionise a plume of material sputtered by a pulse of charged particles, and
the first laser source or the second laser source is configured to ionise the material by avalanche ionization.