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| K. L. Busch "[http://www.spectroscopymag.com/spectroscopy/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=97167 Space Charge in Mass Spectrometry]" ''Spectroscopy'' '''19''' 35 (2004). | K. L. Busch "[http://www.spectroscopymag.com/spectroscopy/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=97167 Space Charge in Mass Spectrometry]" ''Spectroscopy'' '''19''' 35 (2004). | ||
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| DRAFT DEFINITION | 
| Space charge effect | 
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| The mutual repulsion of particles of like charge that limits the current in a charged-particle beam and causes beams or packets of charged particles to expand radially over time. | 
| Considered between 2004 and 2006 but not included in the 2006 PAC submission | 
| This is an unofficial draft definition presented for information and comment. | 
External Links
K. L. Busch "Space Charge in Mass Spectrometry" Spectroscopy 19 35 (2004).
