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Laser Ablation Electrodynamic Ion Funnel for In Situ Mass Spectrometry on Mars

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A front-end instrument, the laser ablation ion funnel, was developed, which would ionize rock and soil samples in the ambient Martian atmosphere, and efficiently transport the product ions into a mass spectrometer for in situ analysis.

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