Explosives detection using differential mobility spectrometry
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1. A system for analyzing a material including a taggant additive comprising:
- an ion mobility based filter for i) receiving material ions and taggant ions and ii) applying a time-varying field to the material ions and taggant ions, anda controller for adjusting at least one condition of the ion mobility based filter to separate a portion of the taggant ions from the material ions.
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Abstract
The invention relates generally to ion mobility based systems, methods and devices for analyzing samples and, more particularly, in some embodiments to compact GC-DMS systems, methods, and devices employing enhanced GC column temperature control and configurations to identify various sample constituents.
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1. A system for analyzing a material including a taggant additive comprising:
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an ion mobility based filter for i) receiving material ions and taggant ions and ii) applying a time-varying field to the material ions and taggant ions, and a controller for adjusting at least one condition of the ion mobility based filter to separate a portion of the taggant ions from the material ions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for analyzing a material including a taggant additive comprising:
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flowing a portion of material ions and taggant ions through an ion mobility based filter, dispersing the material ions and taggant ions using a time-varying field, and adjusting at least one condition of the ion mobility based filter to separate a portion of the taggant ions from the material ions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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