KEMS534 Basic Principles of Mass Spectrometry (4 cr)

Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of Chemistry
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020

Description

Content

Course concentrates on basic concepts of mass spectrometry, interpretation of mass spectra as well as on structures and operational principles of different mass spectrometers. In addition basics of tandem mass spectrometry and most general applications of mass spectrometry will be discussed. Lectures will be held in english if one of participants is english speaking.

Completion methods

Completion 1, as a course: completion consists of exercisises, exam and laboratorio visit. Student must then obtain at least 1/3 from maximum points of exercises, 1/3 maximum points in exam and at least 50% of the combined points.

Completion 1, as book exam: student must obtain at least 50 % from the maximum points in exam.

Assessment details

Completion 1: participation in exercises (at least 33.3%), participation in exam, participation in laboratory visit

Completion 2: participation in exam

Criteria 1: Student fairly masters some of the concepts and methods covered on course.

Criteria 2: Student masters some of the concepts and methods covered on course and can fairly apply methods to some analytical problems.

Criteria 3: Student masters partly concepts and methods covered on course and can apply methods to some analytical problems.

Criteria 4: Student masters mainly concepts and methods covered on course and can apply methods to analytical problems.

Criteria 5: Student masters extensively concepts and methods covered on course and can successfully apply methods to variable analytical problems.

Learning outcomes

After the course, student understands the basic concepts of mass spectrometry and essential operational principles of most general ion sources and mass analyzers. A student is able to choose a suitable mass spectrometric method for an analytical problem and to predict and interpret simple mass spectra obtained by different methods.

Study materials

Completion 1: Lecture material

Completion 2: Lecture material or Edmond de Hoffmann, Vincent Stroobant: Mass Spectrometry - Principles and Applications or Chhabil Dass: Fundamentals of Contemporaray Mass Spectrometry.

Literature

  • Chhabil Dass: Fundamentals of Contemporaray Mass Spectrometry; ISBN: 978-0-471-68229-5
  • Edmond de Hoffmann, Vincent Stroobant: Mass Spectrometry - Principles and Applications (3rd Ed); ISBN: 978-0-470-03310-4 or 1

Completion methods

Method 1

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Method 2

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