β Scribed by Tsing-Lien Chang; Guang-Hui Wang
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100871, People's Republic of China Guang-Hui Wang lnstitute of C h i s t y , Academia Sinica, Beijing 100080, People's Republic of China I. INTRODUCTION
Mass spectrometry owes its advent in China to the development of nuclear power during the late 1950s. Several students returning from the Soviet Union, where they had worked with MI mass spectrometers were enthusiastic about the techniques. Other disciplines such as separation technology and geological survey soon realized the potential of MS in their fields. A dozen CH4 instruments imported from Bremen-Atlas enhanced research in various fields. In the 1970s, two symposia on mass spectrometry were held in China. In September 1980 the Chinese Mass Spectrometry Society was founded at the beautiful site along the West Lake, Hangzhao. Four hundred members celebrated its initiation, and membership has doubled in the past nine years. The society comprises four divisions: Isotopic MS, Inorganic MS, Organic MS, and Instrumental MS. A general conference is held every even-numbered year, and four separate symposia are held in every oddnumbered year. Several members have participated in international meetings on mass spectrometry. Since 1984, Sino-Japanese triannual symposia have been held in Beijing and Osaka. The society has published a journal, Mass Spectrometry (Beijing) in Chinese since its formation.
Among the four divisions, organic MS has shown the most rapid growth. Some 1,OOO members are now engaged in solving problems in the areas of biomedical research, environment, petroleum products, life science, and other fields. More than 200 organic mass spectrometers are installed in related laboratories, among which are two domestic double focusing instruments made by the Institute of Scientific Instruments, Academia Sinica, Beijing, with 50,000 mass resolution and equipped with fast atom bombardment ion source. Both have been in operation for three years. More than ten additional imported instruments possess a reso-Iution of 100,000 or better. A sophisticated mass spectrometer with BEB threesector fields operates in Wuhan University, centraI south China. In addition, five sets of triple quadrupoles have been imported between 1985 and the present. These tandem mass spectrometers offer satisfactory service in fundamental research and direct detection of target compounds in mixtures.
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