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Mass spectrometer
IUPAC RECOMMENDATIONS 2013
Instrument that measures the m/z values and abundances of gas-phase ions.
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Reference(s): IUPAC. Analytical Division. Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the Orange Book). Definitive Rules, 1979. Compiled by J. Inczdy, 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

Mass spectrometer
ORANGE BOOK DEFINITION IUPAC. Analytical Division. Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the Orange Book). Definitive Rules, 1979 (see also Orange Book 2023)
An instrument in which the beams of ions are separated (analysed) according to the mass/charge ratio and the ions are measured electrically.
IUPAC 1997 Orange Book Chapter 12
Index of Orange Book Terms

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Mass spectrometer

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-== [[Orange Book]] Entry ==
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 An instrument in which the beams of ions are separated (analysed) according to the [[mass/charge ratio]] and the ions are measured electrically.
+}}
-== External Links ==
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+==Gallery==
+[[File:Agilent LC-MS.jpg|thumb|600 px|center|Agilent LC-MS system comprising 1200 Series LC and 6130 Quad MS ]]
+[[File:1 MV accelerator mass spectrometer.jpg|thumb|600 px|center|Accelerator mass spectrometer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]]
+[[File:Alpha calutron tank.jpg|thumb|600 px|center|The "C" shaped alpha calutron tank, together with its emitters and collectors on the lower-edge door, was removed in a special "drydock" from the magnet for recovery of uranium-235. ]]
-*[http://www.asms.org/whatisms/index.html ASMS What is MS?]: [http://www.asms.org/whatisms/p4.html What is a Mass Spectrometer?]
 [[Category:General]]
 [[Category:M/z Separation]]
+[[Category:Orange Book term]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Mass Spectrometer}}