Discharge chambers and ionization devices, methods and systems using them
AssigneePerkinElmer Health Sciences Canada, Inc.
InventorsMehrnaz Sarrafzadeh, Gholamreza Javahery, Charles Jolliffe, Lisa Cousins
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Abstract
Certain configurations of plasma discharge chambers and plasma ionization sources comprising a plasma discharge chamber are described. In some examples, the discharge chamber comprises a conductive area and is configured to sustain a plasma discharge within the discharge chamber. In other examples, the discharge chamber comprises at least one inlet configured to receive a plasma gas and at least one outlet configured to provide ionized analyte from the discharge chamber. Systems and methods using the discharge chambers are also described.
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A plasma discharge ionization source comprising a discharge chamber comprising a conductive area, wherein the discharge chamber is configured to sustain a plasma discharge within the discharge chamber, wherein the discharge chamber comprises at least one inlet configured to receive a plasma gas and at least one outlet configured to provide ionized analyte from the discharge chamber.
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