Inorganic Mass Spectrometry: Principles And Applications

This comprehensive work provides an insight into the state of the art of mass spectrometry in different challenging areas and recent developments and presents representative coverage of many topics. It is concerned with the most important types of mass spectrometers and presents an overview of new methodological developments and trends for analytical work and modern applications especially in survey, trace, ultratrace, surface (micro- and nanolocal analysis, imaging and depth profiling) and isotope analysis.

The first part of the book descries fundamentals of inorganic mass spectrometry (basic principles and developments of ion sources, ion separation systems and ion detectors) and instrumental developments in ICP-MS, LA-ICP-MS, GDMS, SIMS, TIMS and other mass spectrometric techniques. The second part focuses on a multitude of quite different applications including: Materials science Environmental Science and environmental control Biology Bioengineering Medicine Food analysis Geology and geochemistry Cosmochemistry, planetary and space science Determination of long-lived radionuclides Forensic applications The study of cluster and polyatomic ion formation by mass spectrometry

Extensive appendices include a table of isotopic abundances, atomic mass and ionization energies of elements; a table of atomic weights of elements; and a list of standard reference materials for isotope ratio measurements.

Inorganic Mass Spectrometry, written by an author with extensive experience in research and teaching provides a balanced mixture of practice-oriented information and theoretical background that will prove useful to both new and established practitioners in this field.

Providing an exhaustive review of this topic, "Inorganic Mass Spectrometry: Principles and Applications" provides details on all aspects of inorganic mass spectrometry, from a historical overview of the topic to the principles and functions of mass separation and ion detection systems. Offering a comprehensive treatment of inorganic mass spectrometry, topics covered include: Recent developments in instrumentation Developing analytical techniques for measurements of trace and ultratrace impurities in different materials

This broad textbook in inorganic mass spectrometry, presents the most important mass spectrometric techniques used in all fields of analytical chemistry. By covering recent developments and advances in all fields of inorganic mass spectrometry, this text provides researchers and students with information to answer any questions on this topic as well as providing the basic fundamentals for understanding this potentially complex, but increasingly relevant subject.