1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480090603321

Autore

Akombi Sammy Oke

Titolo

God the Artist and Other Poems / Sammy Oke Akombi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Maryland : , : Project Muse, , 2015

Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2015

©2015

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (112 p.)

Disciplina

821/.92

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; God The Artist; The Written Word; Silent Scribbles; Blackness in Darkness; Magnanimous Mandela; Winsome Strength; Ode To A Leader; Some Showers Of Peace; The First Saturday After My Death; The Second Saturday After My Death; The Third Saturday After My Death; Images Of A Time; Casualties; Cameroon; Genesis; I Wish I Wore Your Shoes; West Cameroon Brother; It Was Our Choice; Guests At Dawn; Liberty Unveiled; Era Of Demagogues; Deception; Cry Of Distress; Bully at His Best; The Optimist; Launched Into The Labyrinth

A Million Thanks For ListeningBird Watching; It's Just Too Much; Lessons from America; She; The Pearl Spell; O! Nigeria; Black September In The U.S.; Black Saturday At Nsam; Innocence; Dry Season; Season Of Green; A Bush Fire; Something From Nothing; A Costly Regal; 'Able' Captain Camara; Reagonophobia; The Monster Down South; Africa Welcomes The World; The Report Card; Lessons Of Madiba's Demise; Money! Money!; Stakes Of Love; Man's Body's Sacred; Forlorn Sparrow; Kid Brother Ayukepi; Pushed To The Wall; For Esong I; For Esong II; A Chimpanzee In Tears; Common Enemy; To My Brother The Thief

Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

God the Artist and Other Poems is a work of art that resonates with the people of Cameroon, Africa and the world. The collection of over seventy poems celebrates humanity and human beauty. At the same



time the poems remind humanity of and castigate its shortcomings.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910144258603321

Autore

Becker Johanna Sabine

Titolo

Inorganic mass spectrometry : principles and applications / / Johanna Sabine Becker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2007

ISBN

1-281-31823-X

9786611318239

0-470-51722-0

0-470-51720-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (518 p.)

Disciplina

543.65

543/.65

Soggetti

Mass spectrometry

Chemistry, Inorganic

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Inorganic Mass Spectrometry; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction to Mass Spectrometry; 1 History of Mass Spectrometric Techniques; References; 2 Ion Sources; 2.1 Inductively Coupled Plasma Ion Source; 2.1.1 Laser Ablation Coupled to an Inductively Coupled Plasma Ion Source; 2.1.2 Electrothermal Vaporization Coupled to an Inductively Coupled Plasma Ion Source; 2.1.3 Hydride Generation and Cold Vapour Technique Coupled to an Inductively Coupled Plasma Source; 2.2 Spark Ion Source; 2.3 Laser Ion Source; 2.3.1 Laser Plasma Ionization; 2.3.2 Resonant Laser Ionization

2.4 Glow Discharge Ion Source2.5 Thermal Surface Ionization Source; 2.6 Ion Sources for Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) and Sputtered Neutral Mass Spectrometry (SNMS); 2.7 Electron Ionization Source; 2.8 Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Source; 2.9 Electrospray Ionization Source; References; 3 Ion Separation; 3.1 Sector Field Analyzer; 3.1.1 Magnetic Sector Field Analyzer; 3.1.2 Electric



Sector Field Analyzer; 3.1.3 Combination of Magnetic and Electric Sector Fields - Double-focusing Sector Field Mass Spectrometer; 3.2 Dynamic Mass Separation Systems

3.2.1 Quadrupole Mass Analyzer3.2.2 Time-of-flight Analyzer; 3.2.3 Ion Trap Mass Analyzer; 3.2.4 Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Analyzer; 3.3 Mass Resolution and Abundance Sensitivity; References; 4 Ion Detection Systems; 4.1 Faraday Cup; 4.2 Secondary Electron Multiplier; 4.3 Combination of Faraday Cup and Secondary Electron Multiplier; 4.4 Channel Electron Multiplier and Microchannel Plates; 4.5 Daly Detector; 4.6 Multiple Ion Collection System; 4.7 Fluorescence Screen and Photographic Ion Detection; References; 5 Instrumentation; 5.1 Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometers (ICP-MS)

5.1.1 Quadrupole Based ICP Mass Spectrometers (ICP-QMS)5.1.2 ICP Mass Spectrometers with Collision or Dynamic Reaction Cell or Collision Reaction Interface; 5.1.3 Double-focusing Sector Field ICP Mass Spectrometers with Single Ion Collector (ICP-SFMS); 5.1.4 Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometers (ToF-MS); 5.1.5 Multiple Ion Collector ICP Mass Spectrometers (MC-ICP-MS); 5.1.6 Solution Introduction Systems in ICP-MS; 5.1.7 Hydride Generation and Cold Vapour Technique; 5.1.8 Flow Injection and Hyphenated Techniques; 5.1.9 Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometers (LA-ICP-MS)

5.2 Spark Source Mass Spectrometers (SSMS)5.3 Laser Ionization Mass Spectrometers (LIMS); 5.4 Resonance Ionization Mass Spectrometers (RIMS); 5.5 Glow Discharge Mass Spectrometers (GDMS); 5.6 Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometers (TIMS); 5.7 Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometers (SIMS) and Sputtered Neutral Mass Spectrometers (SNMS); 5.8 Accelerator Mass Spectrometers (AMS); 5.9 Electron Ionization Mass Spectrometers for Stable Isotope Ratio Measurements; 5.10 Knudsen Effusion Mass Spectrometers; References; 6 Analytical and Practical Considerations; 6.1 Qualitative Analysis

6.1.1 Isotopic Pattern

Sommario/riassunto

Providing an exhaustive review of this topic, Inorganic Mass Spectrometry: Principles and Applications provides details on all aspects of inorganic mass spectrometry, from a historical overview of the topic to the principles and functions of mass separation and ion detection systems. Offering a comprehensive treatment of inorganic mass spectrometry, topics covered include: Recent developments in instrumentationDeveloping analytical techniques for measurements of trace and ultratrace impurities in different materials  This broad textbook in inorganic mass spectrometr