Method and apparatus for enhanced ion mobility based sample analysis using various analyzer configurations
First Claim
1. A system for analyzing one or more ion species of a sample, the system comprising, a first ion mobility filter associated with a first flow path for passing first ions of the sample, a second ion mobility filter associated with a second flow path for passing second ions of the sample, a first outlet from the first flow path for passing a portion of the first ions from the first flow path to the second flow path, and a first outlet from the second flow path for removing neutral particles from the second flow path, the first outlet from the second flow path being upstream of the second ion mobility filter in relation to the ion flow in the second flow path.
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Abstract
A system for analyzing one or more ion species of a sample including a first ion mobility filter associated with a first flow path for passing first ions of the sample, a second ion mobility filter associated with a second flow path for passing second ions of the sample, a first outlet from the first flow path for passing a portion of the first ions from the first flow path to the second flow path, and a first outlet from the second flow path for removing neutral particles from the second flow path where the first outlet from the second flow path is upstream of the second ion mobility filter in relation to the ion flow in the second flow path.
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1. A system for analyzing one or more ion species of a sample, the system comprising,
a first ion mobility filter associated with a first flow path for passing first ions of the sample, a second ion mobility filter associated with a second flow path for passing second ions of the sample, a first outlet from the first flow path for passing a portion of the first ions from the first flow path to the second flow path, and a first outlet from the second flow path for removing neutral particles from the second flow path, the first outlet from the second flow path being upstream of the second ion mobility filter in relation to the ion flow in the second flow path.
- 11. The system of claim 11, wherein the first ion detector includes one or more electrodes.
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26. A method for analyzing one or more ion species of a sample, the system comprising,
filtering first ions of the sample using a first ion mobility filter associated with a first flow path, filtering second ions of the sample using a second ion mobility filter associated with a second flow path, passing a portion of the first ions from the first flow path to the second flow path using a first outlet from the first flow path, removing neutral particles from the second flow path via a first outlet from the second flow path, the first outlet being upstream of the second ion mobility filter in relation to the ion flow in the second flow path.
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