Resolving power (in mass spectrometry)

From MS Terms
Revision as of 17:01, 7 June 2013 by Kkmurray (talk | contribs)
IUPAC RECOMMENDATIONS 2013
Resolving power (in mass spectrometry) mass resolving power
Measure of the ability of a mass spectrometer to provide a specified value of mass resolution.
Note: The procedure by which ?(m/z) was defined and measured, and the m/z value at which the measurement was made, should be reported.
Related Term(s):
Reference(s):

Revised from

IUPAC. Analytical Division. Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the Orange Book). Definitive Rules, 1979. Compiled by J. Inczédy, T. Lengyel, A. M. Ure. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). On-line corrected version: http://www.iupac.org /publications/analytical compendium (2000).

IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the Gold Book). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A.Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins.

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

Index of Recommended Terms

 




Other versions

Orange Book

ORANGE BOOK DEFINITION

IUPAC. Analytical Division. Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the Orange Book). Definitive Rules, 1979 (see also Orange Book 2023)

Resolving power (in mass spectrometry)

The ability to distinguish between ions differing in the quotient mass/charge by a small increment. It may be characterized by giving the peak width, measured in mass units, expressed as a function of mass, for at least two points on the peak, specifically for 50% and for 5% of the maximum peak height.

IUPAC 1997 Orange Book Chapter 12
Index of Orange Book Terms


Gold Book

GOLD BOOK DEFINITION

IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the Gold Book). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A.Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).

Resolving power (in mass spectrometry)

Resolving power (mass spectrometry)

http://goldbook.iupac.org/R05321.html

The ability to distinguish between ions differing in the quotient mass/charge by a small increment. It may be characterized by giving the peak width, measured in mass units, expressed as a function of mass, for at least two points on the peak, specifically at fifty percent and at five percent of the maximum peak height.

mass resolving power

http://goldbook.iupac.org/M03730.html

Commonly and also acceptably defined in terms of the overlap (or 'valley') between two peaks. Thus for two peaks of equal height, masses and , when there is overlap between the two peaks to a stated percentage of either peak height (10% is recommended), then the resolving power is defined as . The percentage overlap (or 'valley') concerned must always be stated.

Source: PAC, 1978, 50, 65 (Recommendations for symbolism and nomenclature for mass spectroscopy) on page 72

IUPAC Gold Book
Index of Gold Book Terms