Claims
- 1. Capillary valve that can be pulsed, comprising
a) a capillary with a constriction forming a nozzle, b) a plunger which is movably disposed in the capillary and which forms, together with the capillary constriction, a seal, and c) a drive for the plunger.
- 2. Capillary valve according to claim 1, wherein the constriction is disposed at one end of the capillary.
- 3. Capillary valve according to claim 1 wherein at least one of said capillary and said plunger consists of glass or quartz glass.
- 4. Capillary valve according to claim 1, wherein said plunger is fitted to the capillary constriction by seat-grinding.
- 5. A capillary valve according to claims 1, wherein said plunger is actuated indirectly by way of the capillary.
- 6. A capillary valve according to claim 1, wherein said plunger is actuated directly.
- 7. The use of a capillary valve according to claim 1 as gas supply for an ion source or as gas supply for a UV fluorescence cell.
Priority Claims (1)
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100 14 962 6 |
Mar 2000 |
DE |
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Parent Case Info
[0001] This is a continuation-in-part application of international application PCT/EP01/02423 filed Mar. 3, 2001 and claiming the priority of German application 100 14 962.6 filed Mar. 25, 2000.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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PCT/EP01/02423 |
Mar 2001 |
US |
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10254072 |
Sep 2002 |
US |