Laser desorption analyses in trapped ion mass spectrometry systems

Thesis

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Contents

1. General Introduction

2. Theory and Operating Principles

3. Accurate Determination of Polymer End Groups and MolecularWeight Distributions by MALDI-FTICR-MS

4. Determination of the Individual Block Length Distributions of poly(oxypropylene) and poly(oxyethylene) Block Copolymers by MALDI-FTICR-MS

5. Design and Performance of an Arbitrary Waveform Generator for Ion Excitation in Trapped Ion Mass Spectrometry

6. Isotope Beating Effects in the Analysis of Polymer Distributions by Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry

7. Probing Mass Discriminations and Mass Shifts in the ITMS Mass Spectra of Externally Generated MALDI Ions with Synthetic Polymers

8. A Novel Instrument for Spatially Resolved Surface Analysis with Laser Desorption Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry

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Summary

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