Beynon 1978

Recommendations for Symbolism and Nomenclature for Mass Spectroscopy

Beynon, J. H., Recommendations for Symbolism and Nomenclature for Mass Spectroscopy. Pure Appl. Chem. 1978, 50 (1), 65-74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac197850010065.

Abstract

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY DIVISION

Commission on Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy

The Commission on Analytical Nomenclature of IUPAC has previously issued recommendations for nomenclature of mass spectrometry (Pure and Applied Chemistry (1974) 37 No. 4, 469). These are in the form of definitions of some of the terms used in this subject. In formulating the definitions, note was taken of the definitions proposed by the Fachnormenausschuss Vakuumtechnik in Deutschen Normenausschuss and in the Editorial Review in Organic Mass Spectrometry (1969), 2, 249. The Commission on Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy through its Sub-Commission on Mass Spectroscopy (Chairman, Professor J.H. Beynon) is now up-dating and extending these recommendations and, in addition, making further recommendations concerning the use of symbols, acronyms, abbreviations and newly invented jargon. Some preliminary findings on this topic by Sub-Committee X of Committee E-14 of the American Society for Testing and Materials were published in the proceedings of the 22nd Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry held in Philadelphia in 1974 and their help is acknowledged. The recommendations now presented take note of all the above and represent a summary of the majority views of mass spectroscopists from some 31 countries who were invited to submit their views to the Sub-Commission on Mass Spectroscopy. Because the subject is still growing and continuously changing in emphasis, it was decided to restrict these recommendations either to general matters of presentation of results or to those aspects of the subject that are already well developed and established. It is expected, therefore, that further updating will be necessary from time to time but at present it is not considered worthwhile to define all terms, but only those that have been used in a considerable number of papers.