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Record 1 1998-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

[In mass spectrometry], the ion precursor of a fragment ion. The term refers to any ion that undergoes fragmentation ...

OBS

The term ... is not interchangeable with molecular ion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

[En spectrométrie de masse], [...] ion précurseur d'un ion fragment ou d'un ion intermédiaire métastable. Il est clair que l'expression est applicable à tout ion pouvant subir une fragmentation.

OBS

L'expression n'est pas interchangeable avec ion moléculaire.

Spanish

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