Mass Spectrometry: A Foundation Course

Front Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 3
Preface......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
Guide to a Foundation Course in Mass Spectrometry......Page 17
Acknowledgements......Page 18
CHAPTER 1 Mass Spectrometry’s Beginnings......Page 19
CHAPTER 2 The Mass Spectrum......Page 28
CHAPTER 3 The Mass Spectrometer......Page 40
CHAPTER 4 Tandem Mass Spectrometry......Page 85
CHAPTER 5 Organic Mass Spectrometry......Page 102
CHAPTER 6 Ion Chemistry......Page 122
CHAPTER 7 Biological Mass Spectrometry......Page 131
CHAPTER 8 Mass Spectrometry in Medical Research......Page 166
CHAPTER 9 Mass Spectrometry in the Environmental and Surface Sciences......Page 178
CHAPTER 10 Accelerator Mass Spectrometry......Page 193
APPENDIX 1 Abbreviations used in Mass Spectrometry......Page 200
APPENDIX 2 Isotope Masses and Abundances......Page 203
APPENDIX 3 Comparison of Common Ionisation Techniques......Page 215
APPENDIX 4 Comparison of the Performance of Mass Analysers......Page 216
APPENDIX 5 Common Neutral Losses during the Fragmentation of Organic Compounds......Page 217
APPENDIX 6 Summary of Common Fragment Ions Detected for Organic Compounds by Class......Page 218
APPENDIX 7 Gas Phase Acidity Data......Page 219
APPENDIX 8 Amino Acid Residue Masses and Modifying Groups......Page 220
APPENDIX 9 Mononucleotide Residue Masses Nucleotide......Page 221
APPENDIX 10 Monosaccharide Residue Masses......Page 222
APPENDIX 11 Web Sites on Mass Spectrometry Resources......Page 223
Back Cover......Page 230