Reverse geometry

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IUPAC RECOMMENDATIONS 2013
Reverse geometry
Double-focusing mass spectrometer configuration in which the ion beam traverses the magnetic sector prior to the electric sector.
Related Term(s): forward geometry
Reference(s):

M. J. Farncombe, R. S. Mason, K. R. Jennings, J. Scrivens. Int J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys. 44, 91 (1982). (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0020-7381(82)80041-7 )

From Definitions of Terms Relating to Mass Spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013); DOI: 10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06 © IUPAC 2013.

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Notes

The reverse geometry configuration is sometimes abbreviated "BE".