Collision-induced dissociation
From Mass Spec Terms
| DRAFT DEFINITION |
| Collision-induced dissociation |
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The dissociation of an ion after collisional excitation. The term collisional-activated dissociation, abbreviated CAD, is not recommended. |
| Considered between 2004 and 2006 but not included in the 2006 PAC submission |
| This is an unofficial draft definition presented for information and comment. |
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See additional comments on the Collision-induced dissociation discussion page (archive of discussion between 2004 and 2006) |
Orange Book Entry
An ion/neutral species interaction wherein the projectile ion is dissociated as a result of interaction with a target neutral species. This is brought about by conversion of part of the translation energy of the ion to internal energy in the ion during collision.
