This book presents the basic principles of time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry with a strong emphasis on applications
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English Pages xvi, 326 p. : ill. ; 26 cm [333] Year 1994
Table of contents :
Content: Overview and history --
Time-of-flight mass spectrometers --
Reflectrons and other energy-focusing devices --
Plasma desorption mass spectrometry --
SIMS instruments --
Laser desorption and MALDI --
Pulsed extraction, continuous ionization, and ion storage instruments --
Product ion mass spectra from reflectron instruments --
Tandem TOF and hybrid instruments --
Peptides, proteins, and glycoproteins --
Oligonucleotides and the human genome --
Summary and future prospects.