mass spectrometry
An analytical technique in which ions are separated according to the mass/charge (m/e) ratio and detected by a suitable detector. In a mass spectrometer a sample is ionized and the positive ions produced are accelerated into a high-vacuum region containing electric and magnetic fields. These fields deflect and focus the ions onto a detector. A mass spectrum is thus obtained consisting of a series of peaks of variable intensity to which m/e values can be assigned. Different molecules can be identified by their characteristic pattern of lines.
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