University of Liverpool

and

The Open University

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First published 1982
Reprinted with amendments 1987
Second edition 1996

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Library of Congress cataloguing in publication data

Johnstone, R. A. W. (Robert Alexander Walker)
Mass spectrometry for chemists and biochemists / Robert A. W.
Johnstone and Malcolm E. Rose. 2nd ed.
p. cm.
Rose s name appears first on the earlier edition.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0 521 41466 0 (hardcover : alk. paper). ISBN 0 521 42497 6
(pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Mass spectrometry. I. Rose, M. E. II. Title.
QD96.M3R67 1996
543 ?.0873-dc20 95-40173 CIP

ISBN 0 521 41466 0 hardback

ISBN 0 521 42497 6 paperback

Dedication

Dedicated to Barbara and Colin M.E.R.

Dedicated to Christine, Steven and Fiona R.A.W.J.

Mass spectrometry is a versatile analytical technique in widespread use in industry, laboratories and universities. Its ability to identify and quantify materials quickly and, if necessary, in minute amounts, makes it an ideal method for solving analytical problems in a huge variety of fields, such as chemistry, biochemistry, space research, health, archaeology, forensic science, pharmaceutical chemistry, industrial research...