Unstable ion: Difference between revisions

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Unstable ion
DRAFT DEFINITION
An ion that does not possess sufficient energy to dissociate within the ion source, under stated experimental conditions, but is too energetic to be detected as an intact species due to unimolecular reaction before detection.
Considered between 2004 and 2006 but not included in the 2006 PAC submission
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An ion that is sufficiently excited to dissociate within the ion source.

An ion which is sufficiently excited to dissociate within the ion source.

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-A nascent, transient ion with high content of internal energy (sufficiently excited) which dissociates, isomerizes or reacts spontaneoulsy and immediately after its formation.
+An ion that does not possess sufficient energy to dissociate within the ion source, under stated experimental conditions, but is too energetic to be detected as an intact species due to unimolecular reaction before detection.
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