FOURIER-TRANSFORM MASS-SPECTROMETRY - ADVANCING YEARS (1992 MID 1996)

This article is one of a series of Fourier transform mass spectrometry (FTMS) reviews that has appeared in this journal at ca. 3-4 year inte rvals. A comprehensive review of the recent theoretical developments, instrumental developments, electrospray ionization (ESI), and MALDI is given. ion dissociation techniques are also discussed because of thei r contributions to gaining insight into chemical structure. Special se ctions have been devoted to discussing the emerging fields of surface analysis, polymer analysis, Buckminstersfullerenes (buckyballs), and h ydrogen/deuterium exchange studies. This review, although not all-incl usive, is intended to be a starting point for those wishing to learn m ore about the current status of FTMS, and also as a representative cro ss-section of the literature for those familiar with the technique. (C ) 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.