An Introduction to Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Abstract

Synopsis Ambient ionization has emerged as one of the hottest and fastest-growing topics in mass spectrometry. This book will introduce the subject and explain the basic concepts and terminology of ambient ionization and direct analysis, and it will provide an overview of the major ambient ion sources (both spray-based and plasma-based). Providing the first comprehensive book on this subject, the reader will be supplied with up to date references and applications from leading researchers and developers of various methods.