Solid state micro-machined mass spectrograph universal gas detection sensor
CA 2181801 A1 · Owner: Friedhoff, Carl B. · Inventors: Young, Robert M.; Sriram, Saptharishi; Friedhoff, Carl B.
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A solid state mass spectrograph includes an inlet a gas ionizer, a mass filter and a detector array all formed within a cavity in a semiconductor substrate. The gas ionizer can be a solid state electron emitter with ion optics provided by electrodes formed on apertured partitions in the cavity forming compartments through which the cavity is evacuated by differential pumping. The mass filter is preferably a Wien filter with the magnetic field provided by a permanent magnet outside the substrate or by magnetic film on the cavity walls. The electric field of the Wien filter is provided by electrodes formed on walls of the cavity. The detector array is a linear array oriented in the dispersion …
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