Time-of-flight mass spectrometer

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DRAFT DEFINITION
Time-of-flight mass spectrometer
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.

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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.