Mass Spectrometer
AssigneeMicromass UK Limited
InventorEliot Powell
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Abstract
A fault detection system for protecting a mass spectrometer from the effects of temperature extremes. The system comprises an ion block, a thermal source for providing thermal energy to the ion source block, a temperature sensor providing a reading for the temperature of the ion source block, a temperature regulation means for controlling the thermal source in dependence of the reading and a control system for monitoring the temperature change produced by the energy source. The control system is adapte4d to monitor the rate of change of the reading provided by the temperature sensor relative to the thermal energy provided to the ion block.
Claims5
A fault detection system for protecting a mass spectrometer from the effects of temperature extremes, the system comprising:
- an ion source block,
- a thermal source for providing thermal energy to said ion source block,
- a temperature sensor providing a reading for the temperature of said ion source block,
- a temperature regulation means for controlling said thermal source in dependence of said reading provided by the temperature sensor and,
- a control system for monitoring the temperature change produced by said energy provided by said thermal source, and
- wherein said control system is adapted to monitor the rate of change of said reading provided by said temperature sensor relative to the thermal energy provided to said ion block by said thermal source.
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