Microscopic Mechanisms of Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption of Analyte Molecules:

Abstract

this paper, we have set d 0 ) 3,# n ) 0.1 eV, and R)1 .A mass, m, of 100 Da is attributed to each matrix molecule. The cohesive energy of the molecular matrix is # c ) 0.6 eV, the elastic bulk modulus is on the order of 5 GPa, and the density is 1.2 g/cm . The parameters are chosen to model a generic molecular soli