Chapter 3. Mass Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry

  1. J. Throck Watson Professor1,
  2. O. David Sparkman Adjunct Professor2

Published Online: 20 JUN 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470516898.ch3

Introduction to Mass Spectrometry: Instrumentation, Applications and Strategies for Data Interpretation, Fourth Edition

Introduction to Mass Spectrometry: Instrumentation, Applications and Strategies for Data Interpretation, Fourth Edition

How to Cite

Watson, J. T. and Sparkman, O. D. (2008) Mass Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry, in Introduction to Mass Spectrometry: Instrumentation, Applications and Strategies for Data Interpretation, Fourth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470516898.ch3

Author Information

  1. 1

    Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA

  2. 2

    College of the Pacific, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 20 JUN 2008
  2. Published Print: 5 OCT 2007

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470516348

Online ISBN: 9780470516898

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Keywords:

  • mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (MS/MS);
  • MS/MS and selected reaction monitoring (SRM);
  • ion dissociation;
  • collisionally activated dissociation (CAD);
  • tandem transmission quadrupole-TOF mass spectrometer;
  • double-focusing magnetic-sector instruments;
  • tandem-in-time and tandem-in-space mass spectrometry - “low-mass cutoff”;
  • neutral-loss analysis;
  • product-ion spectra databases

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Ion Dissociation

  • Instrumentation for MS/MS

  • Specialized Techniques and Applications

  • Analyte Identification from MS/MS Data

  • Concluding Remarks about MS/MS

  • References