Fundamentals of Mass Spectrometry -Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry-

Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry.

Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) is a specialized technique used to provide information about the geographic, chemical, and biological origins of substances. The ability to determine the source of an organic substance stems from the relative isotopic abundances of the elements which comprise the material. Because the isotope ratios of elements such as carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and...

Isotope-Ratio-Monitoring Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

RECEIVED for review February 21, 1978. Accepted June 19, 1978. NMR spectra since two distinct peaks (6 -3.38, 3.78 ppm) caused by these protons are observed in CDCA vs. only one peak (6 -3.45 ppm) caused by the same protons in UDCA. T h e fingerprint region of the spectrum (6 1-2.5 ppm) and the relative position of the CIS methyl peak with respect to tha t of the doublet caused by the Cpl methy...

Forensic Examination of Australian Papers Using Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry

Detection of epitestosterone doping by isotope ratio mass spectrometry.

BACKGROUND Epitestosterone is prohibited by sport authorities because its administration will lower the urinary testosterone/epitestosterone ratio, a marker of testosterone administration. A definitive method for detecting epitestosterone administration is needed. METHODS We developed a gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry method for measuring the delta(13)C values fo...

Pyrolysis-gas chromatography-isotope ratio mass spectrometry of polyethylene.

Polyethylene is probably the most used plastic material in daily life and its accurate analysis is of importance. In this communication the chemical structure of polyethylenes is studied in detail using conventional analytical pyrolysis (Py-GC/MS), bulk stable isotopic analysis (IRMS) and pyrolysis compound specific stable isotopic analysis (Py-CSIA) to measure stable isotope proportions (δ(13)...