I accomplished my project week in the group of Prof. Dr. Bernd Abel at the Max- Planck-Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie. The goal was to be introduced to the rather new technique of analytical laser induced liquid beam desorption mass spectrometry. With this technique it is possible to desorb pre-formed ions directly from the liquid phase and to analyze them in a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. To achieve this, a microscopic liquid beam is injected into a high vacuum chamber and irradiated with pulses of an infrared laser beam.

Complete Report here.

Jul 02 2004