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US 12,476,101 B1Granted
Ultra-compact ion mass spectrometer for space and laboratory plasma measurements
AssigneeTriad National Security, LLC
InventorsCarlos Alex Maldonado, Daniel Brett Reisenfeld, Gabriel Renner Wilson, Heidi Linette Morning, Daniel Wayne Arnold, Michael Andrew Holloway, Justin Michael McGlown
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Abstract
Embodiments provide for an ion mass spectrometer. An example ion mass spectrometer includes a laminated collimator, a laminated electrostatic analyzer (ESA) positioned downstream from the laminated collimator, a magnetic sensor analyzer positioned downstream from the laminated ESA, and a position sensitive cross-delay anode (XDL) assembly having a micro-channel plate (MCP) and a cross delay-line (XDL) anode.
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An ion mass spectrometer, comprising:
- a laminated collimator;
- a laminated electrostatic analyzer (ESA) positioned downstream from the laminated collimator;
- a magnetic sector analyzer positioned downstream from the laminated electrostatic analyzer (ESA);
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- a position sensitive cross-delay anode (XDL) assembly comprising a micro-channel plate (MCP) and a cross delay-line (XDL) anode.
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