Mass Bias
Definition
A mass-dependent difference between measured and true isotope ratios requiring suitable assessment or correction.
Related terms
- ICP
- Inductively coupled plasma: a gas discharge sustained through radio-frequency energy coupling.
- ICP-MS
- Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: the laboratory reference method for trace element quantification in food matrices. Uses high-temperature argon plasma to atomise...
- ICP-OES
- Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry: the plasma excites atoms which emit element-specific wavelengths of light on returning to ground state; suited...
- Polyatomic Interference
- A molecular ion contribution that overlaps the analytical mass interval of an intended analyte.