An immense advantage of EM 2 detectors is that—when calibrated properly—they are noiseless and single ion counting is possible. The essence of an EM is a serial connection of discrete metal plates ...

Made of a stainless steel, aluminum, as well as gold plating, rubber, and plastic, the detector fit into the hexagonal base of the Ranger spacecraft. Designed by scientist W. M. Alexander of NASA’s ...

Accepting the Pittcon Today Excellence Gold Award on behalf of Waters Corporation are (l. to r.) Steve McDonough, John van Antwerp, Mike Harrington, Diane Diehl, and Tom Wheat.