Plasma desorption ionization

Plasma desorption ionization
DRAFT DEFINITION
The ionization of material in a solid sample by bombarding it with ionic or neutral atoms formed as a result of the fission of a suitable nuclide, typically ²⁵²Cf. Synonymous with fission fragment ionization
Considered between 2004 and 2006 but not included in the 2006 PAC submission
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Orange Book entry

Plasma desorption ionization
ORANGE BOOK DEFINITION IUPAC. Analytical Division. Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the Orange Book). Definitive Rules, 1979 (see also Orange Book 2023)
This term describes the ionization of any species by interacting it with heavy particles (which may be ions or neutral atoms) formed as a result of the fission of a suitable nuclide adjacent to a target supporting the sample.
IUPAC 1997 Orange Book Chapter 12
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