Title:
System And Method For Spatially-resolved Chemical Analysis Using Microplasma Desorption And Ionization Of A Sample

dc.contributor.patentcreator Orlando, Thomas Michael
dc.contributor.patentcreator Symonds, Joshua Milbourne
dc.date.accessioned 2017-05-12T14:29:12Z
dc.date.available 2017-05-12T14:29:12Z
dc.date.filed 11/12/2008
dc.date.issued 1/24/2012
dc.description.abstract A method and system for desorbing and ionizing molecules from a sample for mass spectrometry using a microplasma device is disclosed. The system and method relies upon a microplasma device, or array of such devices, to partially ionize a gas to form a microplasma. The ionized gas can be a mixture of a noble gas, such as neon or argon, and hydrogen (H2). The ionized gas can form a effluent stream directed onto the surface of a sample to desorb molecules from the remainder of the sample. The desorbed molecules can be ionized by the effluent stream as they leave the surface of the sample. The ionization process can include: photoionization, penning ionization, chemical ionization (proton transfer), and electron impact ionization. The ionized particles from the sample can be directed to a mass spectrometer for analysis. This can produce spatially-resolved mass spectral data, and can be conducted concurrently with another imaging system, such as a microscope.
dc.description.assignee Georgia Tech Research Corporation
dc.identifier.cpc H01J49/142
dc.identifier.cpc H01J49/162
dc.identifier.patentapplicationnumber 12/269825
dc.identifier.patentnumber 8101923
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/58022
dc.identifier.uspc 250/423R
dc.title System And Method For Spatially-resolved Chemical Analysis Using Microplasma Desorption And Ionization Of A Sample
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dc.type.genre Patent
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local.contributor.corporatename Georgia Institute of Technology
local.relation.ispartofseries Georgia Tech Patents
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