In pursuit of resolution in time-of-flight mass spectrometry: A historical perspective

Anna Radionova; Igor Filippov; Peter J Derrick

doi:10.1002/mas.21470

In pursuit of resolution in time-of-flight mass spectrometry: A historical perspective

Mass Spectrom Rev. 2016 Oct;35(6):738-757. doi: 10.1002/mas.21470. Epub 2015 May 12.

Authors

Anna Radionova¹, Igor Filippov¹, Peter J Derrick²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physics and Ion Innovations Laboratory, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
² Department of Physics and Ion Innovations Laboratory, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand. p.j.derrick@auckland.ac.nz.

PMID: 25970566
DOI: 10.1002/mas.21470

Abstract

Time-of-flight mass spectrometry is reviewed from its inception in the 1940s to the present day. The review is concerned with fundamentals of time-of-flight analyzers and of ion sources to the extent that sources influence analyzers. The patent literature has been covered, and efforts made to bring to light less well-known papers and studies © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Mass Spec Rev. 35:738-757, 2016.

Keywords: distance-of-flight; ion mirror; mass spectrometry; multiple sectors; time-of-flight.

Publication types

Review