Sample holder for mass spectrometer
AssigneeFinnigan Mat GmbH
InventorsJohn Stanley Cotrell, Kuldip Kaur Mock
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Abstract
A sample holder (1) for use in mass spectrometry comprises a plate having a flat (5), which flat includes a first region having a smooth surface surrounding a second region having a rough surface (7). The second region defines the location for loading a sample.
Claims8
A sample holder for use in mass spectrometry, comprising a plate having a flat, said flat including a first region having a smooth surface surrounding a second region having a rough surface, said second region defining the location for loading a sample.
A sample holder for use in mass spectrometry, including a plate having a flat, said flat including a first region surrounding a second region, wherein the second region is more wettable than the first region by virtue of surface roughness and defines the location for loading a sample.
A method of loading a sample for Laser Desorption mass spectrometer analysis onto a sample holder including the step of roughening the surface of a discrete region of the holder said region defining the location of loading the sample.
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