Reflectron

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Reflectron
A device used in a time-of-flight mass spectrometer that retards and then reverses ion velocities in order to correct for the flight times of ions having different kinetic energies. The reflectron is sometimes known as an ion mirror.
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See also

• Reflectron, Dual Stage
• Reflectron, Curved Field
• Reflectron, Gridless
• Reflectron, Quadratic Field

External links

• Boris A. Mamyrin Biography
• Oxford Materials What is a Reflectron