252Cf plasma desorption fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry

The ions produced by 252Cf plasma desorption are detected by Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance techniques. Results for CsI and N,N,N-trimethyl-p-aminophenolate iodide show the feasibility of the technique with high resolution (up to 11 000 at m/z 23) and good signal-to-noise ratio (up to 726).