In some embodiments, the pre-processing circuitry 206 and analysis circuitry 208 can form part of the control circuitry 212.
The elements of the spectrometric analysis system 200 will be discussed in more detail below.
Obtaining Sample Spectra
As discussed above, the spectrometric analysis method 100 of 
Also, as discussed above, the spectrometric analysis system 200 of 
The sample can be a bulk solid, liquid or gas sample or an aerosol, smoke or vapour sample.
The sample is obtained using the sampling device 202. The sample is then ionised either by the sampling device 202 or spectrometer 204. The resultant analyte ions are then analysed using the spectrometer 204 to produce one or more sample spectra.
By way of example, a number of different techniques for obtaining sample spectra will now be described.
Ambient Ionisation Ion Sources