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| {{DefName|A [[mass spectrometry | {{DefName|A [[mass spectrometry]] technique in which atoms extracted from a sample are ionized, accelerated to MeV energies and separated according to their momentum, charge and energy.}} | ||
| == [[Orange Book]] Entry == | == [[Orange Book]] Entry == | ||
Revision as of 22:59, 30 December 2005
| DRAFT DEFINITION | 
| Accelerator mass spectrometry | 
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| A mass spectrometry technique in which atoms extracted from a sample are ionized, accelerated to MeV energies and separated according to their momentum, charge and 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
An ultra-sensitive technique using tandem accelerators employed mainly for the study of long-lived radioisotopes, and stable isotopes at very low abundances (10-12 - 10-15).
