Abstract: A voltage stabilizer assembly includes a power supply, a device, and a voltage stabilizer. The device is connected to the power supply, wherein the device performance is affected based on the regulation of its power source. The voltage stabilizer is connected between the device and the power supply. The voltage stabilizer includes a low pass filter connected to an output of the power supply and a buffer receiving its input from the low pass filter, the buffer receiving power from the power supply, and the output of the buffer connected to the device.

Abstract: Circuits for correcting base line shift of the detector coupling circuit of a TOFMS provide gain and impedance characteristics that compensate for the AC coupling effect of the detector. In one circuit, base line correction is achieved by injecting a current equal to that which flows due to the buildup charge in the detectors AC coupling network. In another circuit, the current source drives an integrator which is coupled to the signal path to reduce the detector AC coupling effects. In another circuit, a low noise amplifier utilizes a feedback network that reduces the detector AC coupling effects. In yet another circuit, an operational amplifier is employed to reduce the detector AC coupling effects.

Abstract: Circuits for correcting base line shift of the detector coupling circuit of a TOFMS provide gain and impedance characteristics that compensate for the AC coupling effect of the detector. In one circuit, base line correction is achieved by injecting a current equal to that which flows due to the buildup charge in the detectors AC coupling network. In another circuit, the current source drives an integrator which is coupled to the signal path to reduce the detector AC coupling effects. In another circuit, a low noise amplifier utilizes a feedback network that reduces the detector AC coupling effects. In yet another circuit, an operational amplifier is employed to reduce the detector AC coupling effects.

Abstract: A pulse jitter reduction circuit employs a low jitter system clock coupled to synchronize a pulse generating device and an ultra low jitter flip-flop to generate substantially jitter-free trigger signals employed to generate high voltage pulses for a flight tube of a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. By eliminating time fluctuations due to jitter in the triggering signal, the predictability of the arrival time of ions along a flight tube of a time-of-flight mass spectrometer is greatly improved, thereby improving the resolution of the mass spectrometer.

Abstract: A non-conductive isolator for supporting a sample to be analyzed by radio frequency energy induced glow discharge techniques has a conductive ring for coupling a source of radio frequency energy to the same surface of a sample which is in direct contact with the induced glow discharge. An adapter kit for converting a direct current glow discharge analysis apparatus to a radio frequency energy induced flow discharge is also disclosed as well as the method of analyzing non-conductive and sample conductive using a source of RF energy coupled to the same sample surface being analyzed.

Abstract: A multiple frequency plasma torch activation circuit includes a system driver circuit with a pair of different frequency sources and a selector switch which allows one of the sources to be coupled to a splitter assembly which applies signals to a pair of independent power amplifiers having their outputs applied to a combiner assembly and to the plasma torch inductor. A detector circuit provides signals to a power control circuit which includes forward and reflected power monitoring and an impedance matching circuit for optimum coupling of the frequencies to the inductive load.