Mass Spectrometry: Techniques and Applications of Tandem Mass Spectrometry

This book is for beginners wanting to learn about MS/MS, as well as current practitioners of the art who want new ideas for experiments. It provides the necessary background through a discussion of the basic concepts of the technique and a review of the instrumentation used in MS/MS. The different types of reactions that are used in MS/MS are also discussed. The heart of the book is a discussion of the use of MS/MS in fundamental studies of chemical systems and an examination of its analytical aspects. Among the topics covered are sampling and ionization methodology, analytical concerns in the interpretation of data, and the description of a wide variety of applications.