This book is tailored for students and professionals as well as novices from other fields to mass spectrometry. It will guide them from the basics to the successful application of mass spectrometry in their daily research. Starting from the very principles of gas-phase ion chemistry and isotopic properties, it leads through the design of mass analyzers and ionization methods in use to mass spectral interpretation and coupling techniques. Step by step the readers will learn how mass spectrometry works and what it can do as a powerful tool in their hands. The book comprises a balanced mixture of practice-oriented information and theoretical background. The clear layout, a wealth of high-quality figures and a database of exercises and solutions,accessible via the publisher’s web site, supportteaching and learning.
Table of contents:
Introduction.- Gas Phase Ion Chemistry.- Isotopes.- Instrumentation.- Electron Ionization.- Fragmentation of Organic Ions and Interpretation of EI Mass Spectra.- Chemical Ionization.- Field Ionization and Field Desorption.- Fast Atom Bombardment.- Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization.- Electrospray Ionization.- Hyphenated Methods.- Appendices:Isotopic Composition of the Elements.- Characteristic Ions.
Table of contents:
Introduction.- Gas Phase Ion Chemistry.- Isotopes.- Instrumentation.- Electron Ionization.- Fragmentation of Organic Ions and Interpretation of EI Mass Spectra.- Chemical Ionization.- Field Ionization and Field Desorption.- Fast Atom Bombardment.- Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization.- Electrospray Ionization.- Hyphenated Methods.- Appendices:Isotopic Composition of the Elements.- Characteristic Ions.
"This third edition has many sections that make it a practical resource, with information on how to conduct tasks and on new innovations. ... this well-conceived text is valuable, well written, and clearly a labor of love. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; faculty and professionals." (J. Allison, Choice, Vol. 55 (6), February, 2018)
"This book does an excellent job at covering a lot of basic and complex material spanning a wide range of expertise. ... This book would be a near ideal selection for those faculty teaching a graduate course in mass spectrometry." (David C. Muddiman, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Vol. 410, 2018)
"Mass spectrometry is currently eclipsing all other methods for organic analysis. ...The author has managed to create a style and presentation that is both pleasing and effective. ... recommending it to chemists of all levels interested in mass spectrometry." (Colin F. Poole, Chromatographia, Vol. 81 (2018)
"This book does an excellent job at covering a lot of basic and complex material spanning a wide range of expertise. ... This book would be a near ideal selection for those faculty teaching a graduate course in mass spectrometry." (David C. Muddiman, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Vol. 410, 2018)
"Mass spectrometry is currently eclipsing all other methods for organic analysis. ...The author has managed to create a style and presentation that is both pleasing and effective. ... recommending it to chemists of all levels interested in mass spectrometry." (Colin F. Poole, Chromatographia, Vol. 81 (2018)