Thomson

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Proposed Term

To 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."

See Mass Spec Desk Reference page 27 for an argument against the adoption of this term.

External Links

Wikipedia:Joseph_John_Thomson