Fundamental LCMS
Liquid Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometry
(10 MB)
Abbreviations
| APCI | Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization |
| API | Atmospheric Pressure Ionization |
| APPI | Atmospheric Pressure Photoionization |
| CID | Collision-induced Dissociation |
| CLAM | Clinical Laboratory Automation Module |
| DUIS | Dual Ion Source |
| EI | Electron Ionization |
| ESI | Electrospray Ionization |
| GC | Gas Chromatography |
| GCMS | Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry |
| HILIC | Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography |
| HPLC | High-Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| ICP-MS | Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry |
| IEC | Ion Exchange Chromatography |
| IT | Ion Trap |
| IT-TOF | Ion Trap Time-of-Flight |
| LC | Liquid Chromatography |
| LCMS | Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry |
| MALDI | Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization |
| MALDI-TOF | Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight |
| MRM | Multiple Reaction Monitoring |
| MS | Mass Spectrometry |
| MS/MS | Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
| MW | Molecular Weight |
| NPLC | Normal Phase Liquid Chromatography |
| PDA | Photodiode Array Detector |
| Q-IT | Quadrupole Ion Trap |
| Q-TOF | Quadrupole Time-of-Flight |
| RPLC | Reversed Phase Liquid Chromatography |
| RT | Retention Time |
| SEC | Size Exclusion Chromatography |
| SIM | Selected Ion Monitoring |
| SRM | Selected Reaction Monitoring |
| TIC | Total Ion Current |
| TOF | Time-of-Flight |
| TQ | Triple Quadrupole |
| UFMS | Ultra-Fast Mass Spectrometry |
| UHPLC | Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| UV-VIS | Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy |
Symbols
| µ | Micro |
| amu | Atomic mass unit |
| B | Magnetic flux density |
| E | Electric field |
| e | Elementary charge |
| g | Gram |
| k | Kilo |
| m | Mass |
| m/z | Mass-to-charge ratio |
| n | Nano |
| Pa | Pascal |
| V | Voltage |
| v | Velocity |
| z | Charge |
| ω | Oscillation frequency |