Lasers and Mass Spectrometry [Hardcover]

Contributors to this volume focus on the fundamentals of the technique of analyzing material based on the atomic weight of the species, using the power and definition of lasers to enable measurement of smaller quantities and more finely localized particles. Each chapter deals with a particular application area and should be sufficient to form an entry point for the utilization of mass spectrometry by graduate students and researchers. The book provides the first full discussion of the new techniques of laser applications in the field.

1. Isotopically Selective Counting of Atoms and Molecules Using Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy,Chung H. Chen et al.
2. Surface Analysis Using Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy,James E. Parks
3. Laser Desorption/Laser Ablation with Detection by Resonance Ionization Mass Spectrometry,Nicholas S. Nogar and Ron C. Estler
4. The Analysis of Inorganic and Organic Surfaces by Ionization of Desorbed Neutrals with Untuned Ultraviolet and Vacuum Ultraviolet Lasers,Christopher H. Becker
5. Laser Microprobe Mass Spectrometry,Robert W. Odom and Bruno Schueler
6. Laser Micromass Spectrometry for Direct Analysis of Coal Macerals,John J. Morelli
7. Post-Ionization of Laser-Desorbed Neutrals for the Analysis of Molecular Adsorbates on Surfaces,Robert T. McIver, Jr., et al.
8. Applications of Laser Ablation,Peter Arrowsmith
9. Laser Ablation and Ionization Studies in a Glow Discharge,Kenneth R. Hess and Willard W. Harrison
10. Lasers for the Generation and Excitation of Ions in Tandem Mass
SpectrometryW. Bart Emary, Owen W. Hand, and R. Graham Cooks
11. Combining Lasers with Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry,Robert R. Weller, Timothy J. MacMahon, and Ben S. Freiser
12. Lasers and Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry,M. Paul Chiarelli and Michael L. Gross
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