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Mass spectrometry in ionospheric research
Author(s) -
Ferguson Eldon E.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
mass spectrometry reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.035
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1098-2787
pISSN - 0277-7037
DOI - 10.1002/mas.20112
Subject(s) - chemistry , ionosphere , mass spectrometry , atmosphere (unit) , analytical chemistry (journal) , environmental chemistry , chromatography , geophysics , meteorology , physics
Mass sectrometry played a key role in the development of the understanding of the earth's ionosphere. Of primary importance was its use for in situ atmospheric measurements of the ion and neutral composition of the atmosphere. Mass spectrometry has also played an essential role in the laboratory measurement of critical ionospheric molecular processes. Examples of both are given. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., Mass Spec Rev 26:142–149, 2007