Early and Modern Mass Spectrometers (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Early and Modern Mass Spectrometers

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Modern mass spectrometry (top) has advanced dramatically since the 1970s when the first spectrometers (bottom) were built, creating a demand for ever-improving mass spectral reference standards to ensure accurate chemical identifications. NIST 14, containing the newest edition of the NIST/EPA/NIH Mass Spectral Library, is now available.

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Top: M.E. Newman/NIST; Bottom: Courtesy of the Chemical Heritage Foundations Collections

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