Abstract: Progress of Glow Discharge Mass SpectrometerHang Wei;Yang Chenglong; Su Yongxuan;Yang Pengyuan;Wang Xiaoru; Huang Benli.(Department of Chemistry,Xiamen University,Xiamen 361005,China)Received Abstract:In this paper,the history,the current status and the future development of glow discharge mass spectrometer(GDMS) are presented.The characters and the applications of different types glow discharge are introduced,outstanding scientists and commerical instruments of this field is also introduced.The advantages and disadvantages of aaMS are obvious compared with other kinds of analytical methods.According to the opinion of authorities,future works to improve GDMS is suggested.Keywords:glow discharge mass spectrometer;DC and RF pulsed glow discharge ion source;hollow cathode;spark ion source;inductively coupled plasma;atomic spectrometry