Ion evaporation model

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Ion evaporation model
Mechanism for production of gas-phase ions from highly charged fine liquid droplets as in electrospray ionization that involves direct ejection of the ions from the droplet surface. Note: This mechanism is thought to be dominant for smaller molecules.
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Reference(s): C. R. Mallet, Z. Lu, J. R. Mazzeo. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 18, 49 (2004). (http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcm.1276 ) J. V. Iribarne, B. A. Thomson. J. Chem. Phys. 64, 2287 (1976). (http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.432536 )
From Definitions of Terms Relating to Mass Spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013); DOI: 10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06 © IUPAC 2013.
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