GB957084A - Improvements relating to mass spectrometers - Google Patents

Improvements relating to mass spectrometers

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GB957084A
GB957084A GB3755561A GB3755561A GB957084A GB 957084 A GB957084 A GB 957084A GB 3755561 A GB3755561 A GB 3755561A GB 3755561 A GB3755561 A GB 3755561A GB 957084 A GB957084 A GB 957084A
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field
coil
auxiliary
ion
drift
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George Alan Errock
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Associated Electrical Industries Ltd
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Associated Electrical Industries Ltd
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Priority to GB3755561A priority Critical patent/GB957084A/en
Priority to FR912378A priority patent/FR1339065A/en
Priority to DE19621498511 priority patent/DE1498511A1/en
Priority to FR948451A priority patent/FR84379E/en
Publication of GB957084A publication Critical patent/GB957084A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J49/00—Particle spectrometers or separator tubes
    • H01J49/26—Mass spectrometers or separator tubes
    • H01J49/28—Static spectrometers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J49/00—Particle spectrometers or separator tubes
    • H01J49/02—Details
    • H01J49/022—Circuit arrangements, e.g. for generating deviation currents or voltages ; Components associated with high voltage supply

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  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Electron Tubes For Measurement (AREA)
  • Other Investigation Or Analysis Of Materials By Electrical Means (AREA)

Abstract

957,084. Mass spectrometers. ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES Ltd. Oct. 9, 1962 [Oct. 19, 1961], No. 37555/61. Heading H1D. [Also in Division G3] A mass spectrometer includes means for providing an auxiliary ion controlling field which tends to prevent drift of the ion beam trajectory relative to the collector assembly. As shown, a mass spectrometer comprises an ion source 1, an electrostatic analyser 10, a magnetic analyser 2 having a field coil 5, a collector 3 and a connecting duct 4. The coil 5 is supplied from a circuit including a voltage source 6 in series with a variable impedance 7 and a sensing resistor 8. A scanning control unit 9 either provides a waveform to vary the current in the coil so that a range of ions is collected or, alternatively, provides one of two or more fixed voltages so that ions of a particular mass are collected. To counteract for the drift of the ion beam trajectory due to variation in the parameters of the analysing system, a drift control unit 11 provides a steadily varying voltage of suitable magnitude and polarity. The difference between the voltage across resistor 8 and the voltage supplied by the units 9, 11 is amplified by a difference amplifier 12 the output from which controls the impedance 7 so as to control the current through the coil 5 and reduce the input of the amplifier 12 to zero. The output from the drift control unit 11 may be selected manually, e.g. in accordance with a meter or oscillator reading taken at the collector 3, or it may be controlled automatically in accordance with the output of a sensing unit, such as a Hall plate or a vibrating coil, located in the magnetic field of the analyser 2. The auxiliary ion controlling field may be an auxiliary magnetic field spaced from the main deflecting field (Fig. 1a, not shown), on auxiliary electrostatic field coincident with or spaced from the main electrostatic field (Figs. 2 and 2a, not shown), or an auxiliary ion accelerating field (Fig. 3, not shown).
GB3755561A 1961-10-19 1961-10-19 Improvements relating to mass spectrometers Expired GB957084A (en)

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GB3755561A GB957084A (en) 1961-10-19 1961-10-19 Improvements relating to mass spectrometers
FR912378A FR1339065A (en) 1961-10-19 1962-10-16 Improvements in mass spectrometers
DE19621498511 DE1498511A1 (en) 1961-10-19 1962-10-18 mass spectrometry
FR948451A FR84379E (en) 1961-10-19 1963-09-24 Improvements in mass spectrometers

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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3610921A (en) * 1968-05-01 1971-10-05 Perkin Elmer Corp Metastable mass analysis
US3689764A (en) * 1966-12-01 1972-09-05 Ass Elect Ind Mass spectrometer scanning
US3814936A (en) * 1965-08-12 1974-06-04 Ass Elect Ind Mass spectrometers and mass spectrometry
US4066895A (en) * 1975-09-12 1978-01-03 Shimadzu Seisakusho Ltd. Scanning mass spectrometer having constant magnetic field

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3814936A (en) * 1965-08-12 1974-06-04 Ass Elect Ind Mass spectrometers and mass spectrometry
US3689764A (en) * 1966-12-01 1972-09-05 Ass Elect Ind Mass spectrometer scanning
US3610921A (en) * 1968-05-01 1971-10-05 Perkin Elmer Corp Metastable mass analysis
US4066895A (en) * 1975-09-12 1978-01-03 Shimadzu Seisakusho Ltd. Scanning mass spectrometer having constant magnetic field

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