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Title: Method and apparatus for multispray emitter for mass spectrometry

Abstract

A method and apparatus that utilizes two or more emitters simultaneously to form an electrospray of a sample that is then directed into a mass spectrometer, thereby increasing the total ion current introduced into an electrospray ionization mass spectrometer, given a liquid flow rate of a sample. The method and apparatus are most conveniently constructed as an array of spray emitters fabricated on a single chip, however, the present invention encompasses any apparatus wherein two or more emitters are simultaneously utilized to form an electrospray of a sample that is then directed into a mass spectrometer.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1175170
Patent Number(s):
6831274
Application Number:
10/091,833
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Smith, Richard D., Tang, Keqi, and Lin, Yuehe. Method and apparatus for multispray emitter for mass spectrometry. United States: N. p., 2004. Web.
Smith, Richard D., Tang, Keqi, & Lin, Yuehe. Method and apparatus for multispray emitter for mass spectrometry. United States.
Smith, Richard D., Tang, Keqi, and Lin, Yuehe. Tue . "Method and apparatus for multispray emitter for mass spectrometry". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1175170.
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