Inorganic Mass Spectrometry Fundamentals and Applications

Twelve contributions describe the fundamental operating characteristics of the most common inorganic mass spectrometers. At the center of discussion is a description of the various ionization sources that generate a representative analyte population for mass analysis. The initial chapters introduce the mass spectrometric hardware that separates the ionized fractions of analytes, one mass from another. The detection schemes used to measure this ion population, and the data processing systems that permit this information to be of value to the chemist analyst, are also discussed. A brief introduction is provided to four types of modern mass spectrometers -- magnetic sector, quadrupole, time-of- flight, or ion trap. Classical applications are discussed to illustrate how these devices have shaped the landscape of elemental and isotopic chemical analysis.Barshick, Christopher M. is the author of 'Inorganic Mass Spectrometry Fundamentals and Applications' with ISBN 9780824702434 and ISBN 0824702433.