This book introduces the basis of mass spectrometry, covers the full range of commonly used techniques, and describes a wide variety of applications. The authors adopt an instructional approach and make use of recent examples to illustrate important points.

Introduction; Acknowledgements; Table of quantities; List of abbreviations; 1. The mass spectrum; 2. Instrument design; 3. Methods of ionization; 4. Computers in mass spectrometry: data systems; 5. Combined chromatography and mass spectrometry; 6. Uses of derivatization; 7. Quantitative mass spectrometry; 8. Metastable ions and mass spectrometry; 9. Theory of mass spectrometry; 10. Structure elucidation; 11. Examples of structure elucidation by mass spectrometry; 12. Further discussion of selected topics; Bibliography; Index.