The mass analyzer and detector can both held in the same vacuum chamber which can be at between 100 mTorr and 10 Torr (block 242).
The high pressure can, in some embodiments, be between about 50 mTorr and 100 Torr (block 255), and in typical embodiments is between about 100 mTorr and about 10 Torr.
Discharging can occur by electrospraying so that an end of the device discharging the ions in the vacuum chamber is at a position that is between about 1 mm to about 50 mm (and can be between about 1-10 mm or between about 1-20 mm, in some embodiments) in front of an ion inlet of the mass analyzer (block 257).
The mass analyzer can be a miniature CIT, CIT array, SLIT or SLIT array and a first endcap electrode can be positioned within about 1-50 mm in front of an exit port of the ions of the device discharging the ions (block 265).
The mass analyzer and detector can be held in a single vacuum chamber at the same high pressure, which is typically between about 50 mTorr and 100 Torr (block 275).