2E mass spectrum
| DRAFT DEFINITION |
| 2E mass spectrum |
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A mass spectrum obtained by setting the electric sector field E to twice the value required to transmit the main ion-beam thereby allowing ions with a kinetic energy-to-charge ratio twice that of the main ion-beam to be transmitted. Product ions resulting from partial charge transfer reactions such as
that occur in a collision cell (containing a gas, N) located in a field-free region preceding a magnetic and electric sector combination are detected. When the magnetic sector field B is scanned, a mass spectrum of singly charged product ions of doubly charged precursor ions is obtained. |
| 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
Processes of the partial charge-transfer type: M2+ + X → M+ + X+ occurring in collision cell (containing gas X) located in a field-free region preceding a magnetic and electric sector combination placed in either order, may be detected as follows; if the instrument slits are wide and if the electric sector field is set to twice the value required to transmit the main ion beam, the only ions transmitted will be those with kinetic energy/charge ratio twice, or almost twice, that of the main ion beam. The product ions of the above charge stripping process fulfil that condition. If the magnetic field, B, is scanned, a mass spectrum of such singly-charged product ions and thus of their doubly-charged precursors is obtained. Such a spectrum is termed a 2E mass spectrum.
