Mass Spectroscopy

For this revised 1990 edition of his much-praised monograph on the subject of mass spectroscopy, Professor Duckworth has teamed up with two other experienced scientists.

H. E. Duckworth (Author), R. C. Barber (Author), V. S. Venkatasubramanian (Author)

9780521386890, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 11 October 1990

354 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.638 kg

Review of the hardback: ' … a concise but comprehensive book … which should prove valuable to anyone engaged in the study of ions'. Nature

The first edition of Professor Duckworth's Mass Spectroscopy was highly praised. The present volume is a 1990 edition of the 1986 second edition, written by Professor Duckworth and two other scientists, both with extensive experience in the field. The authors describe the principles of mass spectroscopy and the uses to which mass spectrometers are put. Following a brief description of early instruments, the text describes ion optics, sources and detectors, deflection-type instruments, non-magnetic instruments, isotopic abundance and atomic mass determinations. The book also contains descriptions of the applications of the instrument to nuclear physics, organic chemistry, physical inorganic chemistry, solid state physics, geophysics and space physics.

Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
1. The development of mass spectroscopy
2. Positive-ion optics
3. Ion sources for mass spectroscopy
4. Detection of positive ions
5. Deflection type instruments
6. Time-of-flight and radio-frequency (rF) mass spectrometers
7. Determination of isotopic abundances
8. Determination of atomic masses
9. Physical inorganic aspects of mass spectroscopy
11. Applications of mass spectroscopy to organic chemistry
12. Applications to solid state physics
13. Applications of mass spectroscopy to geology and cosmology
14. Mass spectroscopy in upper atmosphere and space research
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Condensed matter physics [liquid state & solid state physics PHFC]