Chemical Sciences: A Manual for CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test for Lectureship and JRF/List of mass spectrometry acronyms

This is a compilation of acronyms commonly used in mass spectrometry. SAMS:Speaking with Acronyms in Mass Spectrometry Spectroscopy February 2002 Kenneth L. Busch 17 2 http://spectroscopyonline.findanalytichem.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard//spectroscopy/052002/8463/article.pdf PDF 2009-02-02 Acronyms in Mass Spectrometry Spectroscopy May 1, 2006 http://spectroscopyonline.findanalytichem.com/spectroscopy/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=329935 2009-01-30 yes yes A AE – Appearance energy AMS – Accelerator mass spectrometry AMU – Atomic mass unit AP – Appearance potential AP MALDI – Atmospheric pressure matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization APCI – Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization API – Atmospheric pressure ionization APPI – Atmospheric pressure photoionization ASMS – American Society for Mass Spectrometry B BP – Base peak BIRD – Blackbody infrared radiative dissociation C CRF – Charge remote fragmentation CSR – Charge stripping reaction CI – Chemical ionization CA – Collisional activation CAD – Collisionally activated dissociation CID – Collision-induced dissociation CRM – Consecutive reaction monitoring CF-FAB – Continuous flow fast atom bombardment D DE – Delayed extraction DADI – Direct analysis of daughter ions DAPPI – Desorption atmospheric pressure photoionization DEP – Direct exposure probe DESI – Desorption electrospray ionization DIP – direct insertion probe DART – Direct analysis in real time DLI – Direct liquid introduction E EA – Electron affinity ECI – Electron capture ionization ECD – Electron capture dissociation EI – Electron ionization (or electron impact) EJMS – European Journal of Mass Spectrometry eV – Electronvolt ESA – Electrostatic energy analyzer F FAIMS – High-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry FAB – Fast atom bombardment FIB – Fast ion bombardment FD – Field desorption FFR – Field-free region FI – Field ionization FT-ICR MS – Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer FTMS – Fourier transform mass spectrometer G GDMS – Glow discharge mass spectrometry H HDX – Hydrogen/deuterium exchange HCD – Higher-energy C-trap dissociation I ICAT – Isotope-coded affinity tag ICP – Inductively coupled plasma ICRMS – Ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer IDMS – Isotope dilution mass spectrometry IJMS – International Journal of Mass Spectrometry IRMPD – Infrared multiphoton dissociation IKES – Ion kinetic energy spectrometry IMS – Ion mobility spectrometry IMSC – International Mass Spectrometry Conference IMSF – International Mass Spectrometry Foundation IRMS – Isotope ratio mass spectrometry IT – Ion trap ITMS – Ion trap mass spectrometry ITMS – Ion trap mobility spectrometry iTRAQ – isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantitation J JASMS – Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry JEOL – Japan Electro-Optics Laboratory JMS – Journal of Mass Spectrometry K KER – Kinetic energy release KERD – Kinetic energy release distribution L LD – Laser desorption LDI – Laser desorption ionization LI – Laser ionization LMMS – Laser microprobe mass spectrometry LIT – Linear ion trap LSI – Liquid secondary ionization M MIKES – Mass-analyzed ion kinetic energy spectrometry MS – Mass spectrometer MS – Mass spectrometry MS/MS – Mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry MALDI – Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization MIMS – Membrane introduction mass spectrometry, membrane inlet mass spectrometry, membrane interface mass spectrometry MCP – Microchannel plate MSn – Multiple stage mass spectrometry MCP – Microchannel plate MPI – Multiphoton ionization MRM – Multiple reaction monitoring N NICI – Negative ion chemical ionization NRMS – Neutralization reionization mass spectrometry O OMS – Organic Mass Spectrometry (Journal) P PDI – Plasma desorption/ionization PDMS – Plasma desorption mass spectrometry PAD – Post-acceleration detector PSD – Post-source decay PyMS – Pyrolysis mass spectrometry Q QUISTOR – Quadrupole ion storage trap QIT – Quadrupole ion trap QMS – Quadrupole mass spectrometer R RCM – Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry REMPI – Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization RGA – Residual gas analyzer RI – Resonance ionization S SELDI – Surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization SHRIMP – Sensitive high resolution ion microprobe SIFT – Selected ion flow tube SILAC – Stable isotope labelling by amino acids in cell culture SIM – Selected ion monitoring SIR – Selected ion recording SNMS – Secondary neutral mass spectrometry SRM – Selected reaction monitoring SWIFT – Stored waveform inverse Fourier transform SID – Surface-induced dissociation SIR – Surface-induced reaction SI – Surface ionization SORI – Sustained off-resonance irradiation T TI – thermal ionization TOF-MS – Time-of-flight mass spectrometer TLF – Time-lag focusing TIC – Total ion current TICC – Total ion current chromatogram V VG – Vacuum Generators (company) References