Collisional activation: Difference between revisions

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Collisional activation
DRAFT DEFINITION
The reaction of an ion with a neutral species that results in a product ion in an internally excited state.
Considered between 2004 and 2006 but not included in the 2006 PAC submission
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-An ion/neutral process wherein excitation of a (fast) projectile ion is brought about by the same mechanism as in [[collision-induced dissociation]]. (The ion may decompose subsequently).
+The reaction of an ion with a neutral species that results in a product ion in an internally excited state.
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