Ion trap mass spectrometry on a comet nucleus: The Ptolemy instrument and the Rosetta space mission

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Todd, John F J ^a   Barber, Simeon J ^b   Wright, Ian P ^b   Morgan, Geraint H ^b   Morse, Andrew D ^b   Sheridan, Simon ^b   Leese, Mark R ^b   Maynard, Jon ^b   Evans, Suzanne T ^b   Pillinger, Colin T ^b   Drummond, Duncan L ^c   Heys, Samantha C ^c   Huq, S Ejaz ^c   Kent, Barry J ^c   Sawyer, Eric C ^c   Whalley, Martin S ^c   Waltham, Nicholas R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gas chromatography; Ion trap mass spectrometry; Ion molecule reactions; Isotope ratio mass spectrometry; Ptolemy; Rosetta comet mission

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRAPS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPACECRAFT;

ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; ION/MOLECULE REACTIONS; ISOTOPE RATIO MASS SPECTROMETRY; PTOLEMY; ROSETTA COMET MISSION;

ASTROPHYSICS;

ISOTOPE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPACE; SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 33846618141     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: 10969888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.1147     Document Type: Review

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