Component for manipulating a stream of charged particles
AssigneeSge Analytical Sciences Pty Ltd
InventorsRichard Stresau, Wayne Sheils, Kevin Hunter
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Abstract
An apparatus 10 for manipulating the trajectories of moving charged particles. The apparatus includes a grid 14 of laterally spaced side by side elongate elements 16 and means 18 defining a path for charged particles to traverse the grid. The grid is supported and configured for application of a voltage gradient between and/or along the elongate elements, whereby to manipulate the trajectories of charged particles that traverse the grid. A method of manipulating the trajectories of moving charged particles is also disclosed.
Claims11
Apparatus for manipulating the trajectories of moving charged particles, including:
- a grid of laterally spaced side by side elongate elements;
- and
- means defining a path for charged particles to traverse said grid;
- wherein said grid is supported and configured for application of a voltage gradient between and/or along said elongate elements, whereby to manipulate the trajectories of charged particles that traverse the grid.
A method of manipulating the trajectories of moving charged particles, comprising:
- positioning in the path of the charged particles a grid of laterally spaced side by side elongate elements, wherein the charged particles traverse the grid;
- and
- applying a voltage gradient between and/or along the elongate elements of the grid, whereby to manipulate the trajectories of the charged particles as they traverse the grid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.