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Atmospheric pressure ionization is any process in which ions are formed from atoms or molecules at atmospheric pressure. Note that atmospheric pressure ionization should not be used as a synonym for atmospheric pressure chemical ionization.
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#J.F.J. Todd, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes 142 (1995) 211.}}
 
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GOLD BOOK DEFINITION

IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the Gold Book). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A.Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).

Atmospheric pressure ionization

atmospheric pressure ionization (obsolete) in mass spectrometry

An ambiguous term; in essence, it is used to describe chemical ionization at atmospheric pressure. It is recommended that use of the term be discontinued.

Source: PAC, 1991, 63, 1541 (Recommendations for nomenclature and symbolism for mass spectroscopy (including an appendix of terms used in vacuum technology). (Recommendations 1991)) on page 1547

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ASMS TERMS AND DEFINITIONS POSTER ENTRY
Atmospheric pressure ionization

Ionization technique(s) that occur at atmospheric pressure. Specific API ionization techniques include electrospray, pneumatically assisted electrospray and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization and is often used to couple LC to MS.

A reader???????????s comment: Atmospheric pressure ionization (API) should remain a general term, for any form of ionization at atmosphere. The definition given is specific for chemical ionization at atmosphere. The definition given should be for a separate term, atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI). This was merely the first atmospheric pressure ionization means that was commercialized. API would then properly include, electrospray (ESI), APCI, Ionspray (a coined term, and more generally this is pneumatically-assisted electrospray), and flame ionization (in some of the early papers on API this was the mode of ionization). Lots of others have been tried including microwave, etc.

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