Provides comprehensive coverage of laser-induced ionization processes for mass spectrometry
analysis Drawing on the expertise of the leading academic and industrial research groups
involved in the development of photoionization methods for mass spectrometry this reference
for analytical scientists covers both the theory and current applications of photo-induced
ionization processes. It places widely used techniques such as MALDI side by side with more
specialist approaches such as REMPI and RIMS and discusses leading edge developments in
ultrashort laser pulse desorption to give readers a complete picture of the state of the
technology. Photoionization and Photo-Induced Processes in Mass Spectrometry: Fundamentals and
Applications starts with a complete overview of the fundamentals of the technique covering the
basics of the gas phase ionization as well as those of laser desorption and ablation pulse
photoionization and single particle ionization. Numerous application examples from different
analytical fields are described that showcase the power and the wide scope of photo ionization
in mass spectrometry. -The first general reference book on photoionization techniques for mass
spectrometry -Examines technologies and applications of gas phase resonance-enhanced
multiphoton ionization mass spectrometry (REMPI-MS) and gas phase resonance ionization mass
spectrometry (RIMS) -Provides complete coverage of popular techniques like MALDI -Discusses the
current and potential applications of each technology focusing on process and environmental
analysis Photoionization and Photo-Induced Processes in Mass Spectrometry: Fundamentals and
Applications is an excellent book for spectroscopists analytical chemists photochemists
physical chemists and laser specialists.
