ABSTRACT
The accuracy of the mass spectrometric quantitative data is also considerably high in most cases. The quantitative approach of mass spectrometry is again prominent, as a direct counting of individual particles is used to obtain concentration data. The practical importance of Spark Source Mass Spectrometry (SSMS) is comparable to that of other mass spectrometric analytical fields, although the spark source itself compares quite unfavorably with the electron impact source that is used, e.g., in mass spectrometric gas and organic analysis. Mass spectrometers used for spark source work are very similar to each other, since both the analyzer and the ion detector are strictly predetermined by the properties of the ion source. To take and record the mass spectra, some typical SSMS procedures are generally used, irrespective of the character of the sample. The quantitative evaluation of the photographically recorded mass spectra is much more complicated.
