Since the turn of the twenty-first century, applications of ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) have diversified, expanding their utility in the military and security spheres and entering the realms of clinical practice and pharmaceutical exploration. Updated and expanded, the third edition of Ion Mobility Spectrometry begins with a comprehensive discu

    Introduction to Ion Mobility Spectrometry. History of Ion Mobility Spectrometry. Sample Introduction Methods. Ion Sources. Ion Injection and Pulsed Sources. Drift Tubes in Ion Mobility Spectrometry. Ion Detectors. The Ion Mobility Spectrum. Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry. Ion Characterization and Separation: Mobility of Gas Phase Ions in Electric Fields. Control and Effects of Experimental Parameters. Detection of Explosives by IMS. Chemical Weapons. Drugs of Abuse. Pharmaceuticals. Industrial Applications. Environmental Monitoring. Biological and Medical Applications of IMS. Current Assessments and Future Developments in Ion Mobility Spectrometry.

    Biography

    G.A. Eiceman is a professor at New Mexico University in Las Cruces.

    Z. Karpas is an associate at the Nuclear Research Center in Beer-Shev, Israel.

    Herbert H. Hill is a professor at Washington State University in Pullman.