The ability to measure mass to charge ratio of the ions in mass spectrum is the most important feature of the high-resolution mass spectrometers. An analyte's identification can be progressed further ...

Mass spectrometry measures the mass-to-charge ratio of ions by ionizing chemical compounds to produce charged molecules. A typical mass spectrometer consists of three parts: a detector, a mass ...

Effective protein characterization depends on the precise isolation and fragmentation of peptide ions within the mass spectrometer, typically coupled with liquid chromatography (LC-MS/MS). In a ...

A disassembled charge-detection mass spectrometry ion trap. A disassembled charge detection mass spectrometry ion trap Credit: Gwendolyn Jarrold At the University of Oxford, Justin Benesch studies ...

In Star Trek, Mr. Spock’s hand-held tricorder can instantly tell what something is made of. We don’t have tricorders yet, but we’re getting close. Portable devices just a little too big to hold in one ...

Mass spectrometry is a powerful analytical method used to identify and characterize molecules. People often mistakenly think that the data outputted by the technique come in the form of a mass ...

What is time-of-flight mass spectrometry? How ToF MS has gained more interest since the commercialization of MALDI. Why a high-speed ADC is key to ToF MS performance. Mixed-signal front end that ...