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An ion that is formed with internal energy higher than the threshold for dissociation but with a lifetime great enough to allow it to exit the [[ion source]] and enter the [[mass spectrometer]] where it dissociates before detection.
An ion that is formed with internal energy higher than the threshold for dissociation but with a lifetime great enough to allow it to exit the [[ion source]] and enter the [[mass spectrometer]] where it dissociates before detection.
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[[Category:Ions]]
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[[Category:Reactions]]
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[[Category:Orange book term]]
[[Category:Orange book term]]
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Orange Book entry

Orange Book

ORANGE BOOK DEFINITION

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

Metastable ion

An ion which is formed with sufficient excitation to dissociate spontaneously during its flight from the ion source to the detector.

IUPAC 1997 Orange Book Chapter 12
Index of Orange Book Terms


See also