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|def=[[Ion]]-to-electron detector in which the ion strikes the surface of an electrode and induces the production of [[secondary electron]]s. In turn, these impinge in sequence on dynodes at a more positive electric potential to produce more secondary electrons. This avalanche effect produces an amplification of several orders of magnitude in the final measured current pulse. | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:33, 12 November 2013
| IUPAC RECOMMENDATIONS 2013 |
| Discrete dynode particle multiplier |
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| Ion-to-electron detector in which the ion strikes the surface of an electrode and induces the production of secondary electrons. In turn, these impinge in sequence on dynodes at a more positive electric potential to produce more secondary electrons. This avalanche effect produces an amplification of several orders of magnitude in the final measured current pulse. |
| Related Term(s): continuous dynode particle multiplier |
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| From Definitions of Terms Relating to Mass Spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013); DOI: 10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06 © IUPAC 2013. |
