Description

• Vacuum technology and mass spectrometers
• Ionization sources: principles and applications of different sources (ICP, EI, CI, PTR, MALDI, ESI and other sources at atmospheric pressure, SIMS)
• Analyzers: principles and specifications of different analyzers (B, Q , IT, OT, TOF, FT-ICR)
• Ion mobility mass spectrometry (IM-MS)
• Detectors
• Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS): instrumentation, interpretation of MS/MS spectra, targeted MS/MS
• Case studies: publications

Compétences visées

The objective is to acquire an expertise in the different mass spectrometry techniques and their applications.

• Be able to select the most appropriate MS equipment and MS-based strategy to achieve an analytical goal.
• Implement MS and MS/MS analyses.
• Handle and interpret MS and MS/MS data.