Guide to Mass Spectrometry

This text aims to allow new students and professionals to navigate the complex field of mass spectrometry through a comprehensive listing of terms in glossary format. Descriptions are of intermediate complexity, useful for immediate application and understanding. The guide contains hundreds of literature references, which are major points of entry into the primary and secondary literature. Sources for the terms and topics included here include professional organizations relating to mass spectrometry (American Society for Mass Spectrometry, American Vacuum Society, American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee E-14 and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry), scientific meetings and the indices and glossaries of both beginning and advanced books on mass spectrometry.