Mass spectrometer: Difference between revisions

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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.

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 == [[Orange Book]] Entry ==
-An instrument in which the beams of ions are separated (analysed) according to the mass/charge ratio and the ions are measured electrically.
+An instrument in which the beams of ions are separated (analysed) according to the [[mass/charge ratio]] and the ions are measured electrically.
-== Proposed New Entry ==
-The mass spectrometer is an instrument with which the chemical composition of material can be analyzed.
-Mass spectrometers are considered to consist of three parts:
-) Sample preparation & ionization:
-for bringing the analyte in gas phase and in charged state
-) Mass analyzer:
-instrument with which the physical quantity mass/charge of charged particles is measured.
-) Data system:
-hardware and software for processing the data received from the mass analyzer.
 == External Links ==
 [http://www.asms.org/whatisms/index.html ASMS What is MS?]: [http://www.asms.org/whatisms/p4.html What is a Mass Spectrometer?]