Abstract: An apparatus 10 for manipulating the trajectories of moving charged particles. The apparatus includes a grid 14 of laterally spaced side by side elongate elements 16 and means 18 defining a path for charged particles to traverse the grid. The grid is supported and configured for application of a voltage gradient between and/or along the elongate elements, whereby to manipulate the trajectories of charged particles that traverse the grid. A method of manipulating the trajectories of moving charged particles is also disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 6, 2010
Publication date:
January 6, 2011
Applicant:
SGE ANALYTICAL SCIENCES PTY LTD
Inventors:
Richard Stresau, Wayne Sheils, Kevin Hunter
Abstract: An apparatus for manipulating the trajectories of moving charged particles. The apparatus includes a grid of laterally spaced side by side elongate elements and means defining a path for charged particles to traverse the grid. The grid is supported and configured for application of a voltage gradient between and/or along the elongate elements, whereby to manipulate the trajectories of charged particles that traverse the grid. A method of manipulating the trajectories of moving charged particles is also disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 1, 2010
Publication date:
January 6, 2011
Applicant:
SGE ANALYTICAL SCIENCES PTY LTD
Inventors:
Richard Stresau, Wayne Sheils, Kevin Hunter