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Ion source

An ion source is a device that creates atomic and molecular ions. Ion sources are used to form ions for mass spectrometers, optical emission spectrometers, particle accelerators, ion implanters and ion engines.

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Electron ionization

Chemical ionization

Gas-discharge ion sources

Photoionization

Spray ionization

Thermal ionization

Ambient ionization

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Ion source

Nodes163
Edges162
Triples79
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.01227
Components1

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Ion source

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related to Matrix-Assisted Ionization · 10
Ion source → Compounds, In, In MAI, Less, MAI, MALDI, Matrix-analyte, Matrix-Assisted Ionization, No, Simply
related to Spray ionization · 10
Ion source → Application, Electrospray Ionization, ESI, ESI-like, Just, SAI, Solvent-assisted, Spray, The, Volatile
related to Atmospheric pressure photoionization · 9
Ion source → Analogous, APPI, Atmospheric, Atmospheric-pressure, Celsius, MPI, The, UV, VUV
related to Chemical ionization · 9
Ion source → Chemical, CI, Electrons, For, In, Inside, Positive, Some, The
related to Microwave-induced plasma · 6
Ion source → GHz, If, It, Microwave, Such, This
related to Field desorption · 5
Ion source → FI, Field, Mass, They, This
related to Spark ionization · 5
Ion source → Electric, Hall-effect, SSMS, They, When
related to Glow discharge · 4
Ion source → Ions, It, They, When
related to ECR ion source · 3
Ion source → Microwaves, The, The ECR
related to Particle accelerators · 3
Ion source → Electrons, In, The

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ions ion ionization source gas mass used plasma electron analyte laser atoms sample spectrometry surface molecules solvent desorption charged sources

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Ion sourceis adevice that creates atomic and molecular ions0.90text
argon or xenoninstance ofThe atoms are typically from an inert gas0.80text
2instance ofLess volatile matrices0.80text
5-dihydroxybenzoic acid require a hot inlet tube to produce analyte ions by MAIinstance ofLess volatile matrices0.80text
but more volatile matrices such as 3-nitrobenzonitrile require no heatinstance ofLess volatile matrices0.80text
voltageinstance ofLess volatile matrices0.80text
or laserinstance ofLess volatile matrices0.80text
nitrogen is sometimes used to help nebulize the liquidinstance ofAn uncharged carrier gas0.80text
to help evaporate the neutral solvent in the dropletsinstance ofAn uncharged carrier gas0.80text
sodium ioninstance ofor of another cation0.80text
Ion sourcerelated to Atmospheric pressure photoionizationAtmospheric0.60section
Ion sourcerelated to Atmospheric pressure photoionizationAPPI0.60section

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