Corona discharge ionisation source
CA 2124344 C · Owner: Turner, Robert Brian · Inventors: Taylor, Stephen John; Arnold, Paul Douglas; Turner, Robert Brian
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A corona discharge ionisation source, for use for example with an ion mobility spectrometer, comprises an adjustable corona point electrode (20) which is held transversely within a cylindrical target electrode (14). A corona discharge is produced by a constant or pulsed potential difference between the two electrodes. In alternative embodiments, there may be a further corona discharge electrode (58), providing additional control and also an annular , counterelectrode (60) surrounding the further point electrode (58).
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- Filed December 3, 1992 and granted April 10, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 3, 2012.
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