title: The early development of Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) spectroscopy.
abstract: The development of Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) spectroscopy is traced from its 1973 conception by analogy to Fourier transform nuclear magnetic resonance (FT-NMR) spectroscopy and its 1974 experimental demonstration to its 1978 demonstration as the technique of choice for examining complex ion chemistry. The intellectual connections between conventional NMR and ICR and FT-NMR are described. The theoretical prediction and experimental demonstration of the many advantageous features of FT-ICR are described. Subsequent FT-ICR technique developments and applications are mentioned briefly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Comisarow
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D017357:Cyclotrons; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000266:history*