APCI/APPI for synthetic polymer analysis

Mass Spectrometry Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 854-874

  Terrier, P ^a   Desmazieres B ^b   Tortajada, J ^b   Buchmann, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D EVRY VAL D ESSONNE   (France)

Author keywords

APCI; APPI; atmospheric pressure ionization; chemical ionization; LC MS; photoionization; polymers

Indexed keywords

APCI; APPI; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IONIZATION; CHEMICAL IONIZATION; LC/MS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERICS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DESORPTION; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHASE SEPARATION; PHOTOIONIZATION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 80052160224     PISSN: 02777037     EISSN: 10982787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mas.20302     Document Type: Review

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