Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry and Its Applications

by Peter H. Dawson (Editor), Dawson

Overview

Market: Those involved in laboratory chemical analysis, atmospheric chemistry, and atomic and molecular physics. Long regarded as the standard introduction to the field, Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry and Its Applications provides today's engineers and scientists with an authoritative, wide-ranging overview of the development and uses of quadrupoles. Beginning with the basic operating principles of quadrupole devices, the book moves from general explanations of the actions of radio-frequency fields to descriptions of their utilization in quadrupole mass filters, monopoles, three-dimensional quadrupole ion traps, and various time-of -flight spectrometers. A concluding series of chapters examines fundamental applications of quadrupoles in atomic and subatomic physics, gas chromatography, upper atmospheric research, medicine, and environmental studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563964558
Publisher:	American Inst. of Physics
Publication date:	05/09/1997
Series:	AVS Classics in Vacuum Science and Technology
Edition description:	1995
Pages:	349
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction. 2. Principles of Operation. 3. Analytical Theory. 4. Numerical Calculations. 5. Fringing Fields and other Imperfections. 6. The Mass Filter: Design and Performance. 7. The Monopole: Design and Performance. 8. Quadrupole Ion Traps. 9. Time-of-Flight Spectrometers. 10. Applications in Atomic and Molecular Physics. 11. Applications to Upper Atmosphere Research. 12. Applications to Gas Chromatography. 13. Medical and Environmental Applications.

Editorial Reviews

Originally published in 1976 by Elsevier, this standard introduction to the field provides engineers and scientists with a wide-ranging overview of the development and uses of quadrupoles. Beginning with the basic operating principles of quadrupole devices, it moves from general explanations of the actions of radio-frequency fields to descriptions of their utilization in quadrupole mass filters, monopoles, three-dimensional quadrupole ion traps, and various time- of-flight spectrometers. The concluding chapters examine early applications of quadrupoles in atomic physics, gas chromatography, upper atmospheric research, medicine, and environmental studies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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