The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry

The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry, Volume 5, provides a concise introduction and a review of the elements of isotopes, and is to determine the elements, isotopes, inorganic compounds and organometallic compounds. In addition to accelerator mass spectrometers and isotope abundances in nature, the formation of secondary ions and neutrals, laser desorption and ionization, thermal ionization and electron ionization.

* reviews
* features tutorials describing the key principles and instrumentation relevant to each method
* evaluates practical applications for the analysis of environmental, biological, biomedical, nutritional, geological, nuclear, microelectronic and extra-terrestrial materials
* includes more than 3400 references, 100 tables and 500 figures of which more than 200 are in color

Mass Spectrometry sample preparation, introduction and measurement; Plasma Ionization, Inductively Coupled Plasma, Other Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas; Electrospray Ionization for Inorganic Analysis, Measurement of metal ions; Secondary Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometry; Inorganic laser Desorption and Laser Ionization, Laser ionization cluster sources; Thermal ionization Mass Spectrometry; Accelerator mass spectometry and Instrumentation; Laboratory studies of atmospherically relevant species; Isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) and IRMS of light elements (C, H, O, N, S). Applications of techniques to measure the environment, geochemical, atmospheric, space, nuclear, medical and electronics.