Ionization Techniques

Small volatile molecules

• Electron Ionization (EI)
• Chemical Ionization (CI)
• Field Ionization (FI)

Small or large non-volatile molecules

• Electrospray Ionization (ESI)
• Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI)
• Field Desorption (FD)
• Fast Atom Bombardment (FAB)

Mixtures

• Mass Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry (MS/MS)
• Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)
• Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS)

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