Base peak
From Mass Spectrometry Terms
| PROVISIONAL RECOMMENDATION |
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The peak in a mass spectrum that has the greatest intensity.
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| ORANGE BOOK DEFINITION |
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The peak in a mass spectrum corresponding to the separated ion beam which has the greatest intensity. This term may be applied to the spectra of pure substances or mixtures. |
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| GOLD BOOK DEFINITION |
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http://goldbook.iupac.org/B00608.html The peak in a mass spectrum corresponding to the separated ion beam which has the greatest intensity. This term may be applied to the spectra of pure substances or mixtures. Source: PAC, 1991, 63, 1541 (Recommendations for nomenclature and symbolism for mass spectroscopy (including an appendix of terms used in vacuum technology). (Recommendations 1991)) on page 1554 Orange Book, p. 206 |
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| ASMS TERMS AND DEFINITIONS POSTER ENTRY |
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The most intense peak in the mass spectrum (only in the mass range plotted?), hence 100% relative abundance. |
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