title: Laser resonance ionization mass spectrometry.
abstract: The analysis of inorganic atomic species is greatly facilitated by the coupling of lasers with mass spectrometers. A tunable dye laser, alone or in combination with a pump laser, ionizes atoms by resonant excitation processes; the ions are then analyzed in the mass spectrometer. The laser-mass spectrometer system promises to overcome traditional limits of sensitivity and selectivity and to have diverse applications in analytical chemistry.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fassett
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Travis
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Devoe