Mass Spectrometry 101
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- Visualizations by:
- Walt Feimer
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What do you do if you have a sample from another planet, and you want to find out if it contains a certain molecule...maybe even one that will reveal that the planet can sustain life? When scientists face a situation like this, they employ an amazing tool: the mass spectrometer. It does the hard work of separating out materials, allowing scientists to look very closely at a sample and see what's inside. Learn more about this tool in the video and animation below!
This short video explains the basics of the quadrupole mass spectrometer.
For complete transcript, click here.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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Animators
- Walt Feimer (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
- Chris Smith (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Writer
- Chris Smith (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Video editor
- Chris Smith (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Scientists
- Jamie Cook (NASA/GSFC)
- Jason Dworkin (NASA/GSFC)
- Jennifer Eigenbrode (NASA/GSFC)
- William Brinckerhoff (NASA/GSFC)
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Producer
- Chris Smith (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Videographers
- Chris Meaney (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Victoria Weeks (None)
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