Title: Flexible ion conduit

Abstract

An apparatus includes a flexible ion conduit extending between an input end situated to receive ions and an output end to define an ion passageway having an axis, the flexible ion conduit including an inner conduit portion having an inner surface facing the interior ion passageway and having a plurality of RF electrodes adjacently situated to receive RF voltages that are out of phase with respect to each other to direct the received ions away from the inner surface and into the ion passageway.

Inventors:

Smith, Richard D.; Garimella, Sandilya V. B.; Ibrahim, Yehia M.

Issue Date:

Tue Oct 29 00:00:00 EDT 2019

Research Org.:

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1600233

Patent Number(s):

10460920

Application Number:

16/019,397

Assignee:

Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS

H01J49/062 - {Ion guides
H01J49/063 - {Multipole ion guides, e.g. quadrupoles, hexapoles}
H01J49/065 - {having stacked electrodes, e.g. ring stack, plate stack}
H01J49/142 - {using a solid target which is not previously vapourised}

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DOE Contract Number:  

AC05-76RL01830

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 06/26/2018

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS