Tandem mass spectrometer
From Mass Spec Terms
| DRAFT DEFINITION |
| Tandem mass spectrometer |
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A mass spectrometer designed for mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry. |
| Considered between 2004 and 2006 but not included in the 2006 PAC submission |
| This is an unofficial draft definition presented for information and comment. |
Orange Book Entry
An instrumental arrangement in which ions are subjected to two or more sequential stages (which may be separated spatially or temporally) of analysis according to the mass/charge ratio. The study of ions by means of two stages of mass analysis is termed mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry MS/MS.
