Over the last 10 or so years, developments in molecular se-condary ion mass spectrometry
(SIMS) have taken its capability into areas previously only demonstrated in dynamic SIMS …

The acquisition of images in which the brightness of each pixel reflects the abundance of
specific mass selected ions and thereby the local surface concentration, is a rather unique …

In principle mass spectral imaging has enormous potential for discovery applications in
biology. The chemical specificity of mass spectrometry combined with spatial analysis …

With the implementation of focused primary ion beams, secondary ion mass spectrometry
(SIMS) has become a significant technique in the rapidly emerging field of mass spectral …

Six years ago, things were looking bleak in the secondary ion MS (SIMS) community.
According to researchers, the field had reached maturity, and not much was new. The AC …

Static secondary ion mass spectrometry (S‐SIMS) allows the chemical characterization of
the constituents in the upper monomolecular layer of a solid sample. Within the range of …

INTRODUCTION In recent years there has been intense interest, both from analytical and
fundamental standpoints, in the application of secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) to …

This book was written to explain a technique that requires an understanding of many details
in order to properly obtain and interpret the data obtained. It also will serve as a reference for …

The virtues and limitations of SIMS ion microscopy are compared with other spectroscopic
techniques applicable to biological microanalysis, with a special emphasis on techniques for …

Secondary-ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) is based on the acceleration of high-energy
primary ions onto a target. Secondary electrons, neutrals and ions are emitted from the …