Blackbody infrared radiative dissociation
From Mass Spec Terms
| DRAFT DEFINITION | 
| Blackbody infrared radiative dissociation | 
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| A special case of infrared multiphoton dissociation wherein excitation of the reactant ion is caused by absorption of infrared photons radiating from heated blackbody surroundings, which are usually the walls of a vacuum chamber. See also infrared multiphoton dissociation. | 
| Considered between 2004 and 2006 but not included in the 2006 PAC submission | 
| This is an unofficial draft definition presented for information and comment. | 
