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Ion source and Model 304 Magnetic Electron Multiplier

  • 1958

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General view of an ion source and Model 304 replaceable cathode ultraviolet Magnetic Electron Multiplier designed for use with the Bendix Corporation Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. One of four component parts of a mass spectrometer, the ion source produces a beam of particles characteristic of the sample material for qualitative and quantitative analysis, while the magnetic electron multiplier is used to detect and amplify ion bunches or peaks.

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Bendix Corporation. “Ion Source and Model 304 Magnetic Electron Multiplier,” 1958. Photographs from the Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer Collection, Box 3. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/2j62s5355.

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