Tandem mass spectrometry is the branch of mass spectrometry concerned with selection of a particular ion (a component of the normal mass spectrum) formed from a molecule or a mixture of molecules and its activation - usually by one or more collisions - to generate characteristic secondary fragment ions. The motivation may be analytical, determination of ion structure(s), fundamental studies of properties of ions or any combination thereof.
Revised: May 14, 2001 |
Published: December 25, 2000
Citation
Futrell J.H. 2000.Development of tandem mass spectrometry: one perspective.International Journal of Mass Spectrometry 200, no. 1-3:495-508.PNNL-SA-33713.