Direct-EI in LC-MS: Towards a universal detector for small-molecule applications

Mass Spectrometry Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1242-1255

  Cappiello, Achille ^a   Famiglini, Giorgio ^a   Palma, Pierangela ^a   Pierini, Elisabetta ^a   Termopoli, Veronica ^a   Trufelli, Helga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Direct EI interface; Electron ionization; LC MS; Matrix effects; Nano HPLC

Indexed keywords

ANALYTES; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IONIZATION; CHEMICAL NOISE; DIRECT-EI; ELECTRON IONIZATION; GASPHASE; LC-MS; MATRIX EFFECTS; NANOHPLC; OPERATING PRINCIPLES; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION; QUANTITATIVE RESULT; SMALL MOLECULES; SOFT IONIZATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHEMICAL DETECTION; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHASE INTERFACES;

ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION;

EID: 79956217238     PISSN: 02777037     EISSN: 10982787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mas.20329     Document Type: Review

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