Patent ID: 7019286
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: G01N,H01J

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: an ion source for repetitively generating ions; an ion-fragmentation device fluidly coupled to said ion source; an ion extractor, fluidly coupled to said ion fragmentation device and extracting said ions; a time-of-flight mass spectrometer fluidly coupled to and accepting ions from said ion extractor, a position sensitive ion detector fluidly coupled to said time-of-flight mass spectrometer to detect said ions; a timing controller in electronic communication with said ion source and said ion extractor said timing controller tracking and controlling the time of activation of said ion source and activating said ion extractor according to a predetermined sequence; and, a data processing unit for analyzing and presenting data said data processing unit in electronic communication with said ion source, said ion extractor, and said position sensitive ion detector.