Applications
This method uses mass spectrometry to measure a compound's retention time on a column.
What is chromatography?
The process by which a molecule becomes charged.
What is ionization?
An interstellar mass spectrometrist.
What is a Masstronaut?
The story of how a green fuzzy man and his dog permanently borrowed all the ions.
What is "How the Grinch stole signal"?
The course number for this semester's mass spectrometry class.
What is Chem 566?
The aptly named combination of charged and neutral species in a collision cell.
What are ion-molecule reactions, A.K.A. IMRs?
This breaking apart of an ion helps reveal its chemical nature.
The life-time goals of a mass spectrometrist.
What are masspirations?
The story of how a friendly elephant audibly discovers a charged particle, but no one will believe him.
What is "Horton hears a q"?
Something one M. J. van Stipdonk, Ph. D., learned this semester and describes something that totally rocks.
What is "SLAY"?
Chemical reactivity, normally impeded by these, can be explored freely under the low pressure conditions of a mass spectrometer.
What are solvent effects?
What is subtraction?
A mean mass spectrometrist.
What is a masshole?
For this story, think less about roads and more about liquid column retention times, you won't believe what you'll see.
What is "and to think I saw it on the HPLC"?
A subject men are likely to consider multiple times throughout the week.
What is the Roman Empire?
This expansive field uses mass spectrometry, among other methods, to determine the sequence of proteins.
What is Proteomics?
Particles undergo this process when a laser strikes a matrix, creating a small plume.
What is desorption?
To kill a mass spectrometrist.
What is massination or massassination?
The story of a king who thought he'd be better off with more and more magnetic poles, but finds out that four was just right.
What is "Yertle the quadrupole"?
This committee, which handles grievances of students against tenured faculty, was a source of stress for one M. J. van Stipdonk, Ph. D., this semester.
What is BURT?
The TSA, and other forensic organizations commonly use this form of mass spectrometry due to its easy sample collection.
What is "paper spray" ionization?
A common method in time of flight mass analysis used to lengthen the flight path of the ion without too greatly increasing the size of the instrument.
What is reflection?
The state tree of a mass spectrometrists home state.
What is the "massafrass" tree?
What is "The 500 ion traps of Bartholomew Cubbins"?
The right time to have kids.
What is "Whenever MVS tells you you are ready"?