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TOF MASS SPECTROMETER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-06-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Research Equipment
- Physics
- Analytical Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- time-of-flight mass spectrometer
1, record 1, English, time%2Dof%2Dflight%20mass%20spectrometer
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- TOF MS 2, record 1, English, TOF%20MS
correct, noun
- TOF-MS 3, record 1, English, TOF%2DMS
correct, noun
- TOFMS 4, record 1, English, TOFMS
correct, noun
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- TOF mass spectrometer 5, record 1, English, TOF%20mass%20spectrometer
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A mass spectrometer] which [uses] the fact that ions of different mass/charge need different times to travel through a certain distance in a field-free region after they have been initially given the same transitional energy. 6, record 1, English, - time%2Dof%2Dflight%20mass%20spectrometer
Record 1, Key term(s)
- time of flight mass spectrometer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
- Physique
- Chimie analytique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- spectromètre de masse à temps de vol
1, record 1, French, spectrom%C3%A8tre%20de%20masse%20%C3%A0%20temps%20de%20vol
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- spectromètre de masse par temps de vol 2, record 1, French, spectrom%C3%A8tre%20de%20masse%20par%20temps%20de%20vol
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument utilisant le fait que les ions de différents rapports masse/charge ont besoin de temps différents pour parcourir une certaine distance dans l'espace libre de champ après qu'ils aient reçu, au départ, la même énergie cinétique ou la même impulsion. 3, record 1, French, - spectrom%C3%A8tre%20de%20masse%20%C3%A0%20temps%20de%20vol
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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