Laser photodissociation and spectroscopy of mass-separated biomolecular ions /

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Imprint:Cham : Springer, 2013.
Description:1 online resource (xi, 119 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language:English
Series:Lecture notes in chemistry, 0342-4901 ; v.83
Lecture notes in chemistry ; v.83.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9966377
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Other authors / contributors:Polfer, Nicolas C., editor of compilation.
Dugourd, Philippe, editor of compilation.
ISBN:9783319012520 (electronic bk.)
3319012525 (electronic bk.)
9783319012513
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 9, 2013).
Summary:This lecture notes book presents how enhanced structural information of biomolecular ions can be obtained from interaction with photons of specific frequency - laser light. The methods described in the book "Laser photodissociation and spectroscopy of mass-separated biomolecular ions" make use of the fact that the discrete energy and fast time scale of photoexcitation can provide more control in ion activation. This activation is the crucial process producing structure-informative product ions that cannot be generated with more conventional heating methods, such as collisional activation. The book describes how the powerful separation capabilities and sensitivity of mass spectrometry (MS) can be combined with the structural insights from spectroscopy by measuring vibrational and electronic spectra of trapped analytes. The implementation of laser-based photodissociation techniques in MS requires basic knowledge of tunable light sources and ion trapping devices. This book introduces the reader to key concepts and approaches in molecular spectroscopy, and the light sources and ion traps employed in such experiments. The power of the methods is demonstrated by spectroscopic interrogation of a range of important biomolecular systems, including peptides, proteins, and saccharides, with laser light in the ultraviolet-visible, and infrared range.
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-01252-0