The invention relates to a mass spectrometry method for analysing mixtures
of substances using a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer, whereby said
mixtures of substances are ionised prior to analysis. The invention is
characterised in that the method comprises the following steps: a)
selection of a mass/charge quotient (m/z) of an ion created by ionisation
in a first analytical quadrupole (I) of the mass spectrometer; b)
fragmentation of the ion selected in step (a) by applying an acceleration
voltage in an additional subsequent quadrupole (II), which is filled with
a collision gas and acts as a collision chamber; c) selection of a
mass/charge quotient of an ion created by the fragmentation process in
step (b) in an additional subsequent quadrupole (III), whereby steps (a)
to (c) of the method are carried out at least once; and d) analysis of
the mass/charge quotients of all the ions present in the mixture of
substances as a result of the ionisation process, whereby the quadrupole
(II) is filled with collision gas, but no acceleration voltage is applied
during the analysis. Steps (a) to (c) and step (d) can also be carried
out in reverse order.