Systems for differential ion mobility analysis
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1. A method for detecting chemical warfare agents comprising:
- ionizing a portion of an airborne sample into ions, andfiltering a portion of the ions for at least one marker associated with a chemical warfare agent (CWA) within the sample using a differential mobility spectrometer filter to identify ions associated with the at least one marker.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems, methods and apparatus, for detection and identification of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) using a differential mobility spectrometer.
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1. A method for detecting chemical warfare agents comprising:
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ionizing a portion of an airborne sample into ions, and filtering a portion of the ions for at least one marker associated with a chemical warfare agent (CWA) within the sample using a differential mobility spectrometer filter to identify ions associated with the at least one marker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An ion mobility based chemical warfare agent (CWA) detection system comprising:
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a sample introduction section for collecting an airborne sample, the sample possibly including at least one chemical warfare agent marker, an ion source for ionizing a portion of the sample, a differential mobility spectrometer filter for filtering out the at least one chemical warfare agent marker, and a detector for detecting the at least one chemical warfare agent marker. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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