Time-lag focusing
From Mass Spec Terms
| IUPAC RECOMMENDATIONS 2013 |
| Time-lag focusing (TLF) |
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| Energy focusing of ions formed in the gas phase in a time-of-flight mass spectrometer that is accomplished by introducing a time delay between the formation of the ions and the application of the accelerating potential pulse. |
| Related Term(s): delayed extraction |
| Reference(s):
W. C. Wiley, I. H. McLaren. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 26, 1150 (1955). (http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1715212 ) |
| From Definitions of Terms Relating to Mass Spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013); DOI: 10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06 © IUPAC 2013. |
