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This fourth edition of the highly successful textbook, acclaimed for its comprehensiveness, accuracy, and excellent illustrations and photographs once again comes with markedly updated coverage. It continues to be your companion from undergraduate to graduate studies in chemistry, biochemistry, and other natural sciences, and aims to hold its value when serving as a hands-on reference in the course of professional life.Starting from the very principles of gas phase ion chemistry and isotopic properties, it guides you through mass spectral interpretation, the design of mass analyzers, tandem mass spectrometry, hyphenated techniques, and the vast range of ionization methods. Step by step, you will understand how mass spectrometry works and what it can do as a powerful tool in your hands.·    This textbook comprises fifteen chapters that can be read independent of each other.·    The chapters of this fourth edition have been restructured into three main sections for an improved organization of the substantial content: A Essentials, B Instrumentation and Operation, C Ionization and Applications. Interrelationships are indicated by many cross references between the chapters.·    The breathtaking development of ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry is now reflected in a dedicated new chapter.·    Each chapter begins with an Abstract followed by a set of Learning Objectives and ends with a concise Summary and a collection of references that includes titles with all citations for effective evaluation of further reading.·    The number of figures has again increased. More photographs and schematics make it easier to understand and provide valuable insights into the practical aspects of instrumentation and procedures.·    Examples and notes come with a short subheading that immediately conveys what this section is about. Many examples, especially of methods and applications, are given and some how-to-style paragraphs provide practical guidance.·    Flow charts describe procedures and approaches to mass spectral interpretation and aid in decision making.·    Bulleted enumerations offer a quick overview wherever several features, arguments, assumptions, or properties of a subject call for clear presentation.The book's dedicated website provides many exercises and supplementary material.

This third edition of the highly successful textbook, acclaimed for its comprehensiveness, accuracy, and excellent illustrations and photographs now comes with updated coverage plus numerous didactical improvements:The number of figures has notably increased, with about one third of them now presented in color. More photographs and schematics make it easier to understand and provide valuable insights into the practical aspects of instrumentation and procedures.Flow charts describe procedures and approaches to mass spectral interpretation and aid in decision making.Bulleted enumerations offer a quick overview wherever several features, arguments, assumptions, or properties of a subject call for clear presentation.Examples and notes now come with a short subheading that immediately conveys what this section is about. More examples, especially of methods and applications are given and some how-to-style paragraphs provide practical guidance.Each chapter ends with a concise summary that is subdivided into compact sections highlighting the basics of the subject, its figures of merit, typical applications, and its role in current mass spectromety. In the case of instrumentation (chapter 4), there are even summaries covering mass analyzers type by type.Digital object identifiers (DOIs) are now included to facilitate retrieval of references.All of this is presented in a new, attractive layout.The book’s website provides exercises and supplementary material (www.ms-textbook.com).

This third edition of the highly successful textbook, acclaimed for its comprehensiveness, accuracy, and excellent illustrations and photographs now comes with updated coverage plus numerous didactical improvements:

The number of figures has notably increased, with about one third of them now presented in color. More photographs and schematics make it easier to understand and provide valuable insights into the practical aspects of instrumentation and procedures.Flow charts describe procedures and approaches to mass spectral interpretation and aid in decision making.Bulleted enumerations offer a quick overview wherever several features, arguments, assumptions, or properties of a subject call for clear presentation.Examples and notes now come with a short subheading that immediately conveys what this section is about. More examples, especially of methods and applications are given and some how-to-style paragraphs provide practical guidance.Each chapter ends with a concise summary that is subdivided into compact sections highlighting the basics of the subject, its figures of merit, typical applications, and its role in current mass spectromety. In the case of instrumentation (chapter 4), there are even summaries covering mass analyzers type by type.Digital object identifiers (DOIs) are now included to facilitate retrieval of references.All of this is presented in a new, attractive layout.The book’s website provides exercises and supplementary material (www.ms-textbook.com).

This third edition of the highly successful textbook, acclaimed for its comprehensiveness, accuracy, and excellent illustrations and photographs now comes with updated coverage plus numerous didactical improvements:The number of figures has notably increased, with about one third of them now presented in color. More photographs and schematics make it easier to understand and provide valuable insights into the practical aspects of instrumentation and procedures.Flow charts describe procedures and approaches to mass spectral interpretation and aid in decision making.Bulleted enumerations offer a quick overview wherever several features, arguments, assumptions, or properties of a subject call for clear presentation.Examples and notes now come with a short subheading that immediately conveys what this section is about. More examples, especially of methods and applications are given and some how-to-style paragraphs provide practical guidance.Each chapter ends with a concise summary that is subdivided into compact sections highlighting the basics of the subject, its figures of merit, typical applications, and its role in current mass spectromety. In the case of instrumentation (chapter 4), there are even summaries covering mass analyzers type by type.Digital object identifiers (DOIs) are now included to facilitate retrieval of references.All of this is presented in a new, attractive layout.The book’s website provides exercises and supplementary material (www.ms-textbook.com).

When non-mass spectrometrists are talking about mass spectrometry it rather often sounds as if they were telling a story out of Poe''s Tales of Mystery and Imagi- tion. Indeed, mass spectrometry appears to be regarded as a mysterious method, just good enough to supply some molecular weight information. Unfortunately, this rumor about the dark side of analytical methods reaches students much earlier than their first contact with mass spectrometry. Possibly, some of this may have been bred by mass spectrometrists themselves who tended to celebrate each mass spectrum they obtained from the gigantic machines of the early days. Of course, there were also those who enthusiastically started in the 1950s to develop mass spectrometry out of the domain of physics to become a new analytical tool for chemistry. Nonetheless, some oddities remain and the method which is to be introduced herein is not always straightforward and easy. If you had asked me, the author, just after having finished my introductory course whether mass spectrometry would become my preferred area of work, I surely would have strongly denied. On the other hand, J. J. Veith''s mass spectrometry laboratory at Darmstadt Univ- sity was bright and clean, had no noxious odors, and thus presented a nice contrast to a preparative organic chemistry laboratory. Numerous stainless steel flanges and electronics cabinets were tempting to be explored and – whoops – infected me with CMSD (chronic mass spectrometry disease).

This highly successful textbook, acclaimed for its comprehensiveness,  accuracy, and its many excellent illustrations and photographs now comes in its second edition. Completely revised and substantially extended it  offers:– New chapter on Tandem Mass Spectrometry covering instrumentation, methods for ion activation (CID, ECD, ETD, IRMPD), and applications– New chapter on Ambient Mass Spectrometry (DART, DESI, and more)– New chapter on Inorganic Mass Spectrometry including element speciation and imaging– Learning Objectives for all chapters– Advanced Instrumentation such as orbitraps, linear ion traps, tandem TOFs, FT-ICR and the highly variable hybrid instruments– Updated Problems and Solutions website (www.ms-textbook.com)Jürgen H. Gross provides in-depth explanations of concepts, methods, and techniques. Students and professionals alike are guided step-by-step from the basics to the successful application of mass spectrometry. Starting from the very principles of gas-phase ion chemistry, isotopic composition, and accurate mass, Jürgen H. Gross leads through the design of all types of mass analyzers and ionization methods to mass spectral interpretation and coupling techniques. His book offers a balanced mixture of practice-oriented information and theoretical background supported by a wealth of references.From reviews of the previous edition:“…one of the best textbooks on mass spectrometry I have seen so far.” International Journal of Mass Spectrometry“…can be recommended unreservedly as a textbook and reference source…” Angewandte Chemie, International Edition

Dieses Lehrbuch bietet eine leicht verständliche Einführung in die Massenspektrometrie (MS). Kurz und präzise, strukturiert und gut zu lesen werden die Grundlagen dieses Analyseverfahrens vermittelt. Vom Prinzip der Massenspektrometrie führt das Buch über die Masse der Atome und ihrer Isotope zum Verständnis von Isotopenmustern, Hochauflösung und exakter Masse. Es behandelt den Ionisationsprozess ebenso wie Fragmentierungsreaktionen und liefert einen Einstieg in die Spektreninterpretation. Es gibt Überblick über wichtige Ionisations­methoden und Massenanalysatoren sowie das Konzept der Tandem-MS. Ein Kapitel zur Chromatographie-MS-Kopplung, weiterführende Literatur und hilfreiche Websites runden das Buch ab.Die ZielgruppenStudierende in den Bachelor-Studiengängen Chemie, Biochemie, Chemische Technologie oder LebensmittelchemieStudierende mit Zweitfach ChemieAngehende Laboranten sowie Quereinsteiger, die sich schnell in die Grundlagen einarbeiten möchten

Dieses Lehrbuch bietet eine leicht verständliche Einführung in die Massenspektrometrie (MS). Kurz und präzise, strukturiert und gut zu lesen werden die Grundlagen dieses Analyseverfahrens vermittelt. Vom Prinzip der Massenspektrometrie führt das Buch über die Masse der Atome und ihrer Isotope zum Verständnis von Isotopenmustern, Hochauflösung und exakter Masse. Es behandelt den Ionisationsprozess ebenso wie Fragmentierungsreaktionen und liefert einen Einstieg in die Spektreninterpretation. Es gibt Überblick über wichtige Ionisations­methoden und Massenanalysatoren sowie das Konzept der Tandem-MS. Ein Kapitel zur Chromatographie-MS-Kopplung, weiterführende Literatur und hilfreiche Websites runden das Buch ab.

Die Zielgruppen

Studierende in den Bachelor-Studiengängen Chemie, Biochemie, Chemische Technologie oder LebensmittelchemieStudierende mit Zweitfach ChemieAngehende Laboranten sowie Quereinsteiger, die sich schnell in die Grundlagen einarbeiten möchten

Mit Massenspektrometrie – ein Lehrbuch liegt ein Werk vor, das mit seiner umfassenden, präzisen Darstellung sowie seinen vielen gelungenen Illustrationen und Fotos eine Lücke auf dem deutschsprachigen Markt schließt.Dieses im englischsprachigen Raum bereits gut etablierte Buch führt auf grundlegende Weise an die Massenspektrometrie heran, indem es die Prinzipien, Methoden und Anwendungen logisch aufeinander aufbauend erklärt. Schritt für Schritt lernt der Leser, was diese analytische Methode leisten kann, auf welch vielfältige Art Massenspektrometer isolierte Ionen in der Gasphase erzeugen, selektieren und manipulieren können und wie man aus den resultierenden Massenspektren analytische Information gewinnt. Moderne sanfte Ionisationsmethoden wie ESI, APCI oder MALDI, klassische Verfahren wie EI, CI, FAB oder FD, Oberflächentechniken wie DESI oder DART und elementmassenspektrometrische Verfahren werden didaktisch durchdacht behandelt. Studienanfänger werden von dem Werk ebenso profitieren wie Fortgeschrittene und Praktiker. Ergänzend zum Buch betreibt der Autor eine frei zugängliche (englischsprachige) Internetseite mit zahlreichen Übungsaufgaben, Lösungen und Bonus-Material unter http://www.ms-textbook.com