Laser Assisted
Electrospray-assisted laser desorption/ionization (ELDI) relies on a laser to the desorption of material into the electrospray plume. With matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization (MALDESI), a nitrogen laser is used to desorb material into the electrospray. MALDESI has been used with MALDI matrix materials. Laser ablation electrospray ionization (LAESI) uses an infrared laser for ablation of the sample material. The term laserspray ionization has been used to describe transmission mode laser ablation of matrix/analyte mixtures to produce highly charged electrospray-like molecular ions.
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