Herbert, Christopher G.

Mass spectrometry basics / Christopher G. Herbert, Robert A.W. Johnstone. - Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, c2003. - 474 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Compilation of articles previously published in the series Back-to-basics.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1 Chemical Ionization (CI). - Ch. 2 Laser Desorption Ionization (LDI). - Ch. 3 Electron Ionization (EI). - Ch. 4 Fast-Atom Bombardment (FAB) and Liquid-Phase Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (LSIMS) Ionization. - Ch. 5 Field Ionization (FI) and Field Desorption (FD). - Ch. 6 Coronas, Plasmas, and Arcs. - Ch. 7 Thermal Ionization (TI), Surface Emission of Ions. - Ch. 8 Electrospray Ionization (ESI). - Ch. 9 Atmospheric-Pressure Ionization (API). - Ch. 10 Z-Spray Combined Inlet/Ion Source. - Ch. 11 Thermospray and Plasmaspray Interfaces. - Ch. 12 Particle-Beam Interface. - Ch. 13 Dynamic Fast-Atom Bombardment and Liquid-Phase Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (FAB/LSIMS) Interface. - Ch. 14 Plasma Torches. - Ch. 15 Sample Inlets for Plasma Torches, Part A: Gases. - Ch. 16 Sample Inlets for Plasma Torches, Part B: Liquid Inlets. - Ch. 17 Sample Inlets for Plasma Torches, Part C: Solid Inlets. - Ch. 18 Lasers and Other Light Sources. - Ch. 19 Nebulizers. - Ch. 20 Hybrid Orthogonal Time-of-Flight (oa-TOF) Instruments. - Ch. 21 Hybrid Magnetic-Sector Time-of-Flight (Sector/TOF) Instruments. - Ch. 22 Hybrid Hexapole Time-of-Flight (Hexapole/TOF) Instruments. - Ch. 23 Hybrid Quadrupole Time-of-Flight (Q/TOF) Instruments. - Ch. 24 Ion Optics of Magnetic/Electric-Sector Mass Spectrometers. - Ch. 25 Quadrupole Ion Optics. - Ch. 26 Time-of-Flight (TOF) Ion Optics. - Ch. 27 Orthogonal Time-of-Flight (oa-TOF) Ion Optics. - Ch. 28 Point Ion Collectors (Detectors). - Ch. 29 Array Collectors (Detectors). - Ch. 30 Comparison of Multipoint Collectors (Detectors) of Ions: Arrays and Microchannel Plates. - Ch. 31 Time-to-Digital Converters (TDC). - Ch. 32 Origin and Uses of Metastable Ions. - Ch. 33 Linked Scanning and Metastable Ions in Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry. - Ch. 34 Linked Scanning and Metastable Ions in Magnetic-Sector Mass Spectrometry. - Ch. 35 Gas Chromatography (GC) and Liquid Chromatography (LC). - Ch. 36 Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS). - Ch. 37 Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS). - Ch. 38 High-Resolution, Accurate Mass Measurement: Elemental Compositions. - Ch. 39 Choice of Mass Spectrometer. - Ch. 40 Analysis of Peptides and Proteins by Mass Spectrometry. - Ch. 41 Environmental Protection Agency Protocols. - Ch. 42 Computers and Transputers in Mass Spectrometers, Part A. - Ch. 43 Computers and Transputers in Mass Spectrometers, Part B. - Ch. 44 Computers and Transputers in Mass Spectrometers, Part C. - Ch. 45 Introduction to Biotechnology. - Ch. 46 Isotopes and Mass Spectrometry. - Ch. 47 Uses of Isotope Ratios. - Ch. 48 Variations in Isotope Ratios. - Ch. 49 Transmission of Ions through Inhomogeneous RF Fields. - App. A: Collection of Summaries. - App. B Glossary of Mass Spectrometry Definitions and Terms. - App. C Books on Mass Spectrometry and Related Topics. - App. D Regular Publications in Mass Spectrometry. - App. E Publications Containing Occasional Papers Related to Mass Spectrometry. - Index.

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Mass spectrometry.
Spectrum Analysis, Mass--Collected Works.
Spectrum Analysis, Mass--Handbooks.

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