Ion mobility spectrometer using frequency-domain separation
Abstract
An apparatus and method is provided for separating and analyzing chemical species in an ion mobility spectrometer using a frequency-domain technique wherein the ions generated from the chemical species are selectively transported through an ion flow channel having a moving electrical potential therein. The moving electrical potential allows the ions to be selected according to ion mobility, with certain of the ions being transported to an ion detector and other of the ions being effectively discriminated against. The apparatus and method have applications for sensitive chemical detection and analysis for monitoring of exhaust gases, hazardous waste sites, industrial processes, aerospace systems, non-proliferation, and treaty verification. The apparatus can be formed as a microelectromechanical device (i.e. a micromachine).
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Cedar Crest, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871760
- Patent Number(s):
- 5789745
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- mobility; spectrometer; frequency-domain; separation; apparatus; method; provided; separating; analyzing; chemical; species; technique; generated; selectively; transported; flow; channel; moving; electrical; potential; therein; allows; selected; according; detector; effectively; discriminated; applications; sensitive; detection; analysis; monitoring; exhaust; gases; hazardous; waste; sites; industrial; processes; aerospace; systems; non-proliferation; treaty; verification; formed; microelectromechanical; device; micromachine; waste sites; mobility spectrometer; industrial processes; electrical potential; flow channel; hazardous waste; exhaust gases; chemical species; industrial process; exhaust gas; chemical specie; waste site; mechanical device; chemical detection; microelectromechanical device; analyzing chemical; /250/
Citation Formats
Martin, Stephen J, Butler, Michael A, Frye, Gregory C, and Schubert, W Kent. Ion mobility spectrometer using frequency-domain separation. United States: N. p., 1998.
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abstractNote = {An apparatus and method is provided for separating and analyzing chemical species in an ion mobility spectrometer using a frequency-domain technique wherein the ions generated from the chemical species are selectively transported through an ion flow channel having a moving electrical potential therein. The moving electrical potential allows the ions to be selected according to ion mobility, with certain of the ions being transported to an ion detector and other of the ions being effectively discriminated against. The apparatus and method have applications for sensitive chemical detection and analysis for monitoring of exhaust gases, hazardous waste sites, industrial processes, aerospace systems, non-proliferation, and treaty verification. The apparatus can be formed as a microelectromechanical device (i.e. a micromachine).},
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