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Robust, rapid, secure sample manipulation before during and after ionization for a spectroscopy system

  • US 8,901,488 B1
  • Filed: 04/18/2012
  • Issued: 12/02/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for ionizing an analyte comprising:

  • a chamber with at least one port to allow the analyte to enter the chamber and adapted to mix the analyte with one or both dry powder and dry granule material;

    a magnetic field source adapted to constrain the analyte mixed with the one or both dry powder and dry granule material within the chamber; and

    an ionization source directed at the analyte within the chamber mixed with the one or both dry powder and dry granule material to form analyte ions.

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