APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IONIZING AN ANALYTE, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYSING AN IONIZED ANALYTE

摘要

Disclosed is an ionization apparatus 10 for ionizing an analyte S, comprising an inlet E, an outlet A, a first electrode 1, a second electrode 2 and a dielectric element 3. The first electrode 1, second electrode 2 and the dielectric element 3 are arranged in relation to one another such that a dielectric barrier discharge can form in a discharge region 5 in the ionization apparatus 10 by the application of an electric voltage between the first electrode 1 and the second electrode 2. The first and second electrodes 1, 2 can be shifted or moved in relation to one another.