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MS/MS

Definition

Tandem mass spectrometry using successive stages of mass-related selection or analysis with an intervening process such as fragmentation.

Related terms

Base Peak
The most intense peak in the spectrum. By convention it is set to 100 percent relative abundance; every other peak is reported...
M/z
Mass-to-charge coordinate; the numerical ionic mass in unified atomic mass units divided by its charge number.
Mass Accuracy
Agreement between a measured mass-related value and the appropriate reference.
Molecular Ion
An ion formed from a molecule without changing its atom composition; common positive EI gives M+•.
Resolving Power
m/Δm under a specified definition of peak width or separation.

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