Patent ID: 8207497

Claim:
A container for analyzing a cargo comprising: the container, wherein the container can be substantially confined on all sides, wherein the container includes at least a distal end and a proximal end; and an atmospheric ionization sorbent module (AISM) including a sorbent surface and a region in front of the sorbent surface, wherein the AISM is located one or both of within the container and outside the container, wherein the AISM is adapted to be connected to one or more sites inside the container, wherein the AISM is adapted to receive an atmospheric ionizer directed at the region in front of the sorbent surface, wherein the atmospheric ionizer forms ions of molecules present one or both in the region in front of the sorbent surface and on the sorbent surface, wherein the AISM is adapted to connect to a spectroscopy system, wherein the spectroscopy system analyzes the ions formed by the atmospheric ionizer.