General Knowledge
This is what MS stands for
What is mass spectrometry?
This type uses a single quadrupole
What is a mass spectrometer (detector)
What does EI stand for?
What is electron impact
The mode in which all ions are collected and detected
What is full scan
What is the mode abundant peak called?
Base peak
What part of the instrument creates ionized molecules?
Source
This type of mass spectrometer has three quadrupoles?
Triple quadrupole
A commonly used ionization type in liquid chromatography under vacuum
What is electrospray ionization (ESI)
What does SIM stand for?
Selected ion monitoring
What is created during the mass spectrometry process?
ions / mass-to-charge
What are the two separation techniques that can couple to MS?
Gas chromatography (GC) and Liquid chromatography (LC)
What does TOF stand for?
Time-of-flight
What does CI stand for?
Chemical ionization
What is type of mass spec uses MRM?
Triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (MS/MS)
What is the name of the ion in full scan mass spectrometry that is created from your formula mass?
molecular ion
What part of the MS is the mass filter?
Quadrupole
What instrumentation performs multi-stage MS?
Ion trap MS
What are direct ionization techniques?
MALDI-TOF and DART
What is another name for a full scan mass spectrum?
Fingerprint
What is another name for your precursor and product ions?
Parent and daughter