1913年J.J.Thomson制成第一台质谱仪，历经百年发展，现在成为实验室最要的检测设备之一，现阶段，市面上有很种类型的质谱仪，每种类型各有优缺点，所以，小伙伴们在选择的时候，还是要根据自身的需求，进行合理选择。
In 1913, J.J. Thomson made the first mass spectrometer. After a hundred years of development, it has now become one of the most important testing equipment in the laboratory. At this stage, there are many types of mass spectrometer on the market, each type has its own advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, when choosing, we should make a reasonable choice according to our own needs.
早期的质谱仪主要是用来进行同位素测定和无机元素分析，二十世纪四十年代以后开始用于有机物分析，六十年代出现了气相色谱-质谱联用仪，使质谱仪的应用领域大大扩展，开始成为有机物分析的重要仪器。
The early mass spectrometer was mainly used for isotopic determination and inorganic element analysis. It began to be used for organic matter analysis after the 1940s. In the 1960s, a gas chromatography-mass spectrometer appeared, which greatly expanded the application field of mass spectrometer and began to become an important instrument for organic matter analysis.
计算机的应用又使质谱分析法发生了巨大变化，使其技术更加成熟，使用更加方便。
The application of computer makes the mass spectrometry change greatly, which makes its technology more mature and convenient.
八十年代以后又出现了一些新的质谱技术，如快原子轰击电离子源，基质辅助激光解吸电离源，电喷雾电离源，大气压化学电离源，以及随之而来的比较成熟的液相色谱-质谱联用仪，感应耦合等离子体质谱仪，富立叶变换质谱仪等。这些新的电离技术和新的质谱仪使质谱分析又取得了长足进展。
After 80s, new mass spectrometry technologies, such as fast atom bombardment ionization source, matrix assisted laser desorption ionization source, electrospray ionization source, atmospheric pressure chemical ionization source, and subsequent mature liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer, Fourier transform mass spectrometer, and so on, have been developed. These new ionization techniques and mass spectrometers have made great progress in mass spectrometry.