Inorganic mass spectrometry
- eds.
Inorganic mass spectrometry is enjoying a resurgence of interest among analytical chemists. Dramatic improvements in existing techniques, rapid development and commercialization of new methods, and successful application to increasingly difficult analytical problems are all factors responsible for the renewal of interest in MS as applied to inorganic, elemental, and isotopic analysis. Given the level of recent activity in this field, the book is both timely and needed. Edited by three faculty members of the University of Antwerp in Belgium, the book contains chapters contributed by these editors and other established mass spectrometrists. It fills a void that has existed too long in MS. Too many recent texts purporting to survey the technique of MS in general have ignored inorganic applications altogether. As the title implies, this book turns the tables somewhat and is devoted entirely to the importance of MS in inorganic analysis. The book contains detailed chapters on both established and newer methods of inorganic MS analysis, including spark source, glow discharge, secondary ion, laser microprobe, ICP source, and isotope dilution MS techniques. Introductory and concluding chapters discuss the historical and future roles of inorganic MS, respectively; this historical synopsis is particularly interesting and informative. The discussion of spark source MS includes an excellent and up-to-date treatment of the physics and dynamics of the spark discharge phenomenon as well as a thorough review of the technique's features.
- OSTI ID:
- 5209835
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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