Ion Mobility Spectrometry

Since the turn of the twenty-first century applications of ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) have diversified expanding their utility in the military and security spheres and entering the realms of clinical practice and pharmaceutical exploration. Updated and expanded the third edition of Ion Mobility Spectrometry begins with a comprehensive discussion of the fundamental theory and practice of IMS. Divided into four sectionsâOverview Technology Fundamentals and Applicationsâthe authors treat innovations and advances in all aspects of IMS in a fresh thorough and revised format. Features: Introduces the definitions theory and practice of IMS and summarizes its history from the beginnings of the study of ions to present commercial and scholarly activitiesPresents the technology of IMS from a measurement perspectiveâcovering inlet through ion formation ion injection electric fields drift tube structures and detectorsCovers the end results of measurement the mobility spectrum and the transformative trend of ion mobility: mass spectrometryDiscusses the influence on the experimental parameters on the mobility of ions Mobility-based methods are no longer restricted to volatile substances and indeed the many benefits of this technologyâsimplicity convenience and the low cost of technologyâhave become recognized as meritorious in a wide range of uses. This is also true for the advantages of measurementsâhigh speed distinctive spectral features and operation in ambient pressure with thermalized ions. Ion Mobility Spectrometry Third Edition serves specialists in the field of IMS who are interested in the potential of recent developments and researchers engineers and students who want a comprehensive overview of this technology. . Language: English