(under subclass 296) Subject matter wherein diverse field means act simultaneously and within a single evacuated container to deflect the ions more than 180 degrees or to cause paths which are not confined to one plane.
(1) Note. Most of the subject matter pertains to ion separation during a circular, spiral or cycloidal ion-flight path.
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291, for devices causing similar ion paths by means of alternating fields.