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===The information on this page was assembled between 2004 and 2006 during the discussion portion of the mass spectrometry terms project===
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== Collision Induced Dissociation vs. Collisionally Activated Dissociation ==

Should CAD be replaced in all cases by CID?

:[[Collision-Induced Dissociation]]

:[[Collisionally Activated Dissociation]]

==In the literature==

A search for occurrences (in 2005) of the two terms in the literature reveals a distinct preference. 

Collision-induced dissociation (CID) and collisionally activated dissociation (CAD) refer to the process in which a collision between and ion and a neutral species results in the conversion of part of the translational energy into internal energy of the ion and subsequent fragmentation. The IUPAC document defines the two terms equivalently as does Price (JASMS, 2, 336, 1991). The ASMS Terms and Definitions document does not mention CAD. Sparkman defines CAD and CID equivalently, but notes his preference for CAD.

[[Image:CID CAD.gif|center]]

A search of the literature for "collision induced dissociation" and "collisionally activated dissociation" suggests that the former term is preferred. In Figure 1, the number of occurrences of the above strings in journal articles is plotted as a function of the year of publication. The plot shows a clear preference for CID over CAD that increases after 1990. This trend can be seen clearly in Figure 2. The occurrence ratio is about 5 in the 80s and early 90s, then jumps to about 30 in the late 90s.

[[Image:CID CAD ratio.gif|center]]

Based on this data, should the IUPAC document list collision induced dissociation/CID as the preferred term?

===Google fight===
Which is the more widely used term per Google:  [http://www.googlefight.net/?kw1=collision%20induced%20dissociation&kw2=collisionally%20activated%20dissociation collision induced dissociation vs collisionally activated dissociation] (CID usually wins).

== Mass Resolution vs. Mass Resolving Power ==

How should [[Resolution]] and [[Resolving Power]] be defined?

:[[Mass Resolution]]

:[[Resolving Power (Mass)]]



== Mass-to-Charge Ratio ==

Should the [[Talk:Thomson|Thomson]] be used instead of [[m/z]]?

Should be [[m/z]] be [[Talk:Mass/charge Ratio|replaced by m/q]]?

:[[Atomic Mass Unit]]

:[[Mass/charge Ratio]]

:[[dalton]]

:[[thomson]]


== Parent/Daughter vs. Precursor/Product ==

Should [[Parent Ion]]/[[Daughter Ion]] be replaced with [[Precursor Ion]]/[[Product Ion]]? How about n<sup>th</sup> generation products?

:[[Parent Ion]]

:[[Daughter Ion]]

:[[Precursor Ion]]

:[[Product Ion]]

===Statistics on Parent-Daughter vs. Precursor-Product===

Here are some statistics (from 2005) on the Parent vs. Precursor and Daughter vs. Product debate.

A little more than a dozen years ago, it was suggested that the terms [[Parent Ion]] and [[Daughter Ion]] be replaced with [[Precursor Ion]] and [[Product Ion]], respectively (see Glish, J. Am Soc. Mass Spectrom, 2, 349, 1991). The rationale is to avoid gender-specific terms to describe inanimate objects.

A check of the literature suggests that a shift in usage has in fact occurred. In the figure below, the occurrence of [[Daughter Ion]] is plotted as a function of year. The number of occurrences has dropped by about one-half since the early 90s. Quantifying the occurrences of [[Product Ion]] is difficult since the phrase yields results that are not related to [[mass spectrometry]].

[[Image:daughter.gif|center]]

The plot below show the occurrences of precursor ion and parent ion. From this plot, it appears that the former term is now being used more frequently in place of the latter.

[[Image:Parent precursor.gif|center]]

A plot of the ratio of occurrences seems to drive home this point.

[[Image:Par prec ratio.gif|center]]

A remaining issue is the nomenclature for n<sup>th</sup> generation product ions. Glish suggests x generation product ions where x=n-1 for a MS<sup>n</sup> experiment.

== Slashes and Hyphens ==

How should [[Slashes and Hyphens]] be used in combined techniques?

{{Slashes and hyphens}}


{{Moverz controversy}}


{{MRM deprecation}}

{{Defect}}

{{Daughter}}

{{Cad cid}}

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