2. Description of the Prior Art In its basic form, the electrospray process consists of flowing a
solution of the analyte through a capillary tube which is maintained at a high electrical …

To Wacuum Pump section. A method of forming an ion transfer tube comprises the steps of
providing a tube member having a length and an internal bore, the internal bore having a …

2003. O168591 A1 9, 2003 Smith et al. 2003/0201390 A1 10, 2003 Corso et al.
2003/0213918 A1 11/2003 Kameoka et al. 2004/0173743 A1* 9, 2004 Valaskovic et …

The temporal response of pulsed nano-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (nano-ESI-
MS) was studied and its influence on ion formation and detection was characterized. Rise …

A system for transporting ions includes: an ion transfer tube having an axis and an internal
bore having a width and a height less than the width; and an apparatus comprising a …

A method for analyzing a sample comprising the steps of: generating ions from the sample
within an ionization chamber at substantially atmospheric pressure; entraining the ions in a …

An ion transfer tube for a mass spectrometer comprises a core member and a first jacket
tube member at least partially enclosing the core member and providing one or more …

BACKGROUND 0003 Mass spectrometry is an analytical process that identifies the chemical
composition of a compound or sample based on the mass-to-charge ratio of charged …

Electrospray ionization emitter arrays, as well as methods for forming electrosprays, are
described. The arrays are characterized by a radial configuration of three or more nano …

An apparatus with means for controlling ion generation is discussed. The apparatus
comprises a plurality of ion sources, at least one counter electrode mounted downstream for …