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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]]. | |||
Cooks, R. G. and A. L. Rockwood (1991). "The 'Thomson'. A suggested unit for mass spectroscopists." Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 5(2): 93. | Cooks, R. G. and A. L. Rockwood (1991). "The 'Thomson'. A suggested unit for mass spectroscopists." Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 5(2): 93. | ||
Revision as of 07:19, 29 December 2004
Proposed Term
A new unit of the physical quantity mass/charge. The symbol m/q would then be used in place of the dimensionless m/z.
Cooks, R. G. and A. L. Rockwood (1991). "The 'Thomson'. A suggested unit for mass spectroscopists." Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 5(2): 93.
"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."
Mass Spec Desk Reference
See Mass Spec Desk Reference page 27 for an argument against the adoption of this term.
