Ion spray

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DRAFT DEFINITION
Ion spray

Synonymous with pneumatically assisted electrospray ionization. This term is not recommended.

Considered between 2004 and 2006 but not included in the 2006 PAC submission
Wikipedia link: Ion spray


REVISION 5
Ion spray

See electrospray.

References:

Mass spectrometry terms project - included in PAC Revision 5 (March 2009)

PEER REVIEW OF THIS TERM HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED


JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY GLOSSARY
Ion spray

A commercial pneumatically assisted electrospray ion source. The term should only be used to describe the commercial device.

Reference:
  1. A.P. Bruins, T.R. Covey, J.D. Henion, Anal. Chem. 59 (1987) 2642.

Journal of Chromatography Glossary of Terms (March 2010)
SPARKMAN INCORRECT TERM
Ion spray

Page 13: "...when used as a synonym for pneumatically assisted electrospray."


This term has been flagged as incorrect in Mass Spec Desk Reference


ASMS TERMS AND DEFINITIONS POSTER ENTRY
Ion spray

Ion Spray - Manufacturer’s trade name for pneumatically assisted electrospray.

Ion Spray - Also known as "pneumatically assisted electrospray," a variation on ES in which the droplet formation process is facilitated by incorporation of a sheath nebulizing gas passing through a second capillary concentric with and larger than the ES capillary. The nebulizing gas helps accommodate larger flow rates and/or use of liquids of relatively high surface tension (e.g., aqueous solutions without co-solvents, which would otherwise require spray potentials above the threshold for electric discharge). In common usage, the distinction between ES and ion spray has blurred. Most commercial "ES" sources use nebulizing gas, but do not use the "ion spray" terminology [which may therefore be superfluous].

ASMS Terms and Definitions Poster


PROBLEM TERM
Ion spray
The term Ion spray is listed as a problem term due to obsolescence, misuse, conflict with another term, trademark, commercial use, or other reason.

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