ASMS 2022: Resolution and Resolving Power Terminology in Mass Spectrometry

MP 113 MS Terms Wiki Resolution Term Resolving Power Term Premise Nomenclature inconsistencies and conflicts can best be resolved through a detailed understanding of the origin and development of terms. The goal of this project is to investigate the origins and use as well as prior and current definitions of resolution and resolving power in …

Infrared Laser Ablation Microsampling with a Reflective Objective

Dong, C., Richardson, L.T., Solouki, T., Murray, K.K.: Infrared Laser Ablation Microsampling with a Reflective Objective. J. Am. Soc. Mass. Spectrom. 33, 463-470 (2022). doi: 10.1021/jasms.1c00306 Abstract A Schwarzschild reflective objective with a numerical aperture of 0.3 and working distance of 10 cm was used for laser ablation sampling of tissue for off-line mass spectrometry. …

Patent: Tip Enhanced Laser Assisted Sample Transfer for Biomolecule Mass Spectrometry

Link Disclosed are various embodiments for transferring molecules from a surface for mass spectrometry and other sample analysis methods, and the like. A laser is focused onto a tip of an atomic force microscope to remove and capture a quantity of molecules from the surface, so they can be transferred to a mass spectrometer or …