Table 1. Comparison of the Number of Detectable “Molecular” Secondary Ions from a 1 μm² Area under Static+ and Whole Area Analysis Conditions Using 10 keV Ar₁₀₀₀⁺ and 10 keV (H₂O)₁₀₀₀⁺ Primary Beams.

	static+ conditions (1 × 1011 ions cm–2)		whole 1 μm2 area consumed
compound	argon	water	argon	water
arginine m/z 175	0.17	1.4	2.6	21.0
haloperidol m/z 358	0.06	1.3	0.9	13.4
DPPC m/z 184	0.033	0.55	0.51	6.4
DPPC m/z 735	0.001	0.02	0.02	0.24
angiotensin II m/z 1032	0.09	0.84	1.09	6.5