Blackbody infrared radiative dissociation principles

R. C. Dunbar. BIRD (Blackbody Infrared Radiative Dissociation) Evolution, Principles, and Applications. Mass Spectrom. Rev., 23(2004) 127-158. 

Principles of Blackbody Infrared Radiative Dissociation (BIRD)... 

Chapter 5 provides an overview of Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometry and its applications in the structural characterization of peptides and proteins. The principles of FT-ICR, that is, ion motion, ion excitation/ detection, and instrumental considerations, are discussed and an explanation of the features of FT-ICR that make it so suitable for peptide/protein analysis is presented. New methods for the fragmentation of peptide and protein ions in FT-ICR mass spectrometry, such as sustained off-resonance irradiation collision-induced dissociation (SORI-CID), infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD), blackbody infrared radiative dissociation (BIRD), surface-induced dissociation (SID), and electron capture dissociation (BCD), are described in detail. Innovative hybrid FT-ICR instruments, which have recently become available, are reviewed. In conclusion, the chapter discusses the applications of FT-ICR in bottom-up and top-down proteomics. 

Dunbar RC. BIRD (Blackbody infrared radiative dissociation) evolution, principles, and applications. Mass Spectrom Rev. 2004 23 127-58. 

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