Talk:Time-of-flight mass spectrometer
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Kermit Murray?...?.?..??...?.?...?.??...?.?..?..?..... 01-30-2004 04:11 PM ET (US)
?...?.?..??...?.?...?.??...?.?..?..?.....ASMS TDP has "An analytical instrument in which ions are formed and accelerated and their flight times measured to determine their mass.?...?.?..??...?.?...?.??...?.?..?..?..... Time-of-flight mass spectrometers can be distinguished by those that accelerate ions to constant momentum (in which case flight times are linear with mass) and constant energy (in which case flight times are proportional to the square root of mass).?...?.?..??...?.?...?.??...?.?..?..?..... Time-of-flight mass spectrometers were originally known as velocitrons."
