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|  | <s>== Proposed Term ==
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|  | A new [[Wikipedia:physical unit|unit]] of the [[Wikipedia:physical quantity|physical quantity]] mass/charge.  The symbol ''m/q'' would then be used in place of the dimensionless [[m/z]].
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|  | Cooks, R. G. and A. L. Rockwood (1991). "The 'Thomson'. A suggested unit for mass spectroscopists." Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 5(2): 93.
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|  | "The Thomson (Th), a unit for mass-to-charge ratio, was proposed to alleviate problems with imprecise terminol. generated by the advent of multiply charged ion [[mass spectroscopy]]. The definition proposed for the unit is: 1Th == 1 [[amu]]/atomic charge."</s>
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|  | '''New format''' - Proposed Term links moved to green suggested definition boxes under '[[Talk:Thomson|Discussion]]' tab.
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|  | == [[Mass Spec Desk Reference]] ==
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|  | See [[Mass Spec Desk Reference]] page 27 for an argument against the adoption of this term. 
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|  | == External Links == |  | == External Links == | 
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|  | [[Wikipedia:Joseph_John_Thomson]] |  | [[Wikipedia:Joseph_John_Thomson]] | 
		Revision as of 23:41, 17 January 2005