Document Type

Patent

Publication Date

1-3-2017

Patent Number

9536725

CPC

H01J 49/105 (20130101); H01J 27/16 (20130101); H01J 49/145 (20130101); H01J 49/165 (20130101); G01J 3/443 (20130101)

Abstract

A liquid sampling, atmospheric pressure, glow discharge (LS-APGD) device as well as systems that incorporate the device and methods for using the device and systems are described. The LS-APGD includes a hollow capillary for delivering an electrolyte solution to a glow discharge space. The device also includes a counter electrode in the form of a second hollow capillary that can deliver the analyte into the glow discharge space. A voltage across the electrolyte solution and the counter electrode creates the microplasma within the glow discharge space that interacts with the analyte to move it to a higher energy state (vaporization, excitation, and/or ionization of the analyte).

Application Number

14/171,981

Assignees

Clemson University (Clemson, SC), The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA), Battelle Memorial Institute on behalf of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland, WA)

Filing Date

February 4, 2014

Primary/U.S. Class

1/1

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