http://masspec.scripps.edu/mshistory/whatisms_toc.php What is Mass Spectrometry?Table of Contents Basics of Mass Spectrometry Ionization Ionization Sources Electrospray Ionization (ESI) Nano Electrospray Ionization (NanoESI) Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization (APCI) Atmospheric Pressure Photo Ionization (APPI) Matrix-Assisted Desorption/Ionization (MALDI) Desorption/Ionization on Silicon (DIOS) Fast Atom/Ion Bombardment (FAB) Electron Ionization (EI) Chemical Ionization (CI) Mass Analyzers Quadrupoles Quadrupole Ion Trap Linear Ion Trap Ion Trap Limitations Magnetic Sector The MALDI with Time-Of-Flight Analysis Quadrupole Time-Of-Flight MS Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry (FTMS) Detectors Electron Multiplier Faraday Cup Photomultiplier Conversion Dynode Array Detector Charge (or Inductive) Detector The Vacuum Summary References