Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with supersonic molecular beams

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-163

  Amirav, Aviv ^a   Gordin, Alexander ^a   Poliak, Marina ^a   Fialkov, Alexander B ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cold EI; Electron ionization; Electron ionization LC MS; Fast GC MS; GC x GC MS; GC MS; Isomer abundance analysis; Isotope abundance analysis; Supersonic molecular beams; Thermally labile compounds analysis

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF GASES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOIONIZATION; SUPERSONIC FLOW;

ELECTRON IONIZATION (EI); ISOMER ABUNDANCE ANALYSIS; ISOTOPE ABUNDANCE ANALYSIS; SUPERSONIC MOLECULAR BEAMS; THERMALLY LABILE COMPOUNDS ANALYSIS;

MOLECULAR BEAMS;

ION; ISOTOPE;

CATCH SELECTIVITY; CLUSTER CHEMICAL IONIZATION; COLD ELECTRON IONIZATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FAST ELECTRON RADIATION; FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; IDENTIFICATION KEY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IONIZATION; ISOMER; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION; MOLECULAR PROBE; MOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FLOW MODULATION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPERSONIC MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; SUPERSONIC MOLECULAR BEAM; SURFACE IONIZATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VOLATILIZATION;

ALKANES; DIMETHOATE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GASOLINE; INSECTICIDES; METHOMYL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 39749199102     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: 10969888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.1380     Document Type: Review

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