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The Science Seminar Series: Septemeber 20, 2007 4pm

Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Jeremiah M. Purcell, Christopher L. Hendrickson, Ryan P. Rodgers, and Alan G. Marshall

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University,

1800 East Paul Dirac Dr., Tallahassee, FL  32310-4005

 

Powell Hall

Time: 4:00 - 5:00pm

Abstract

Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

The NHMFL located at Tallahassee Florida houses the most powerful magnets in the world both superconducting and resistive.  Superconducting magnets can be used for many analytical techniques, e.g., mass spectrometry.  The Ion Cyclotron Resonance program at the NHMFL was established in 1994 by Professor Alan Marshall and the program leads the world in Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometer instrument and technique development.  In this lecture, I will briefly discuss the utility of mass spectrometry and different mass analyzer types with a focus on FT-ICR mass spectrometry.