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Title: Method and apparatus for compressing ions

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1185292

A method and apparatus for compressing ions inside an ion mobility device is disclosed. Ions are introduced into the mobility device. The ions are subjected to a non-constant electric field to form a potential gradient along a portion of the device so that ions with similar mobilities bunch together into sharper peaks while maintaining separation between other ions. The potential gradient progressively increases or decreases along the length of the device.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
Patent Number(s):
9,063,086
Application Number:
14/179,329
OSTI ID:
1185292
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 Feb 12
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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