Mass spectrum

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Orange Book

ORANGE BOOK DEFINITION

IUPAC. Analytical Division. Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the Orange Book). Definitive Rules, 1979 (see also Orange Book 2023)

Mass spectrum

A spectrum that is obtained when a beam of ions is separated according to the mass/charge (m/z) ratios of the ionic species contained within it.

IUPAC 1997 Orange Book Chapter 12
Index of Orange Book Terms


Gold Book

GOLD BOOK DEFINITION

IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the Gold Book). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A.Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).

Mass spectrum

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A spectrum which is obtained when a beam of ions is separated according to the mass-to-charge (m/z) ratios of the ionic species contained within it.

Source: PAC, 1991, 63, 1541 (Recommendations for nomenclature and symbolism for mass spectroscopy (including an appendix of terms used in vacuum technology). (Recommendations 1991)) on page 1550

See also: Orange Book, p. 204 PAC, 1990, 62, 2167 (Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)) on page 2200

IUPAC Gold Book
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ASMS TERMS AND DEFINITIONS POSTER ENTRY
Mass spectrum

Plot of ion abundance vs. mass-to-charge ratio normalized to most abundant ion.

ASMS Terms and Definitions Poster


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