Time-of-flight mass spectrometer
From MS Terms
DRAFT DEFINITION |
Time-of-flight mass spectrometer |
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An instrument that separates ions by m/z in a field-free region after acceleration to a fixed kinetic energy. |
Considered between 2004 and 2006 but not included in the 2006 PAC submission |
This is an unofficial draft definition presented for information and comment. |
Orange Book Entry
Time-of-flight mass spectrometer An instrument making use of the fact that ions of different mass/charge ratio, and all with the same initial translational energy, require different times to traverse a given distance in a field-free region.