Noun: mass spectrometer mas spek'tró-mi-tu(r)
- Spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer
"The researcher used a mass spectrometer to identify the molecular components of the sample";
- spectrometer
Derived forms: mass spectrometers
Type of: prism spectroscope, spectroscope
Encyclopedia: Mass spectrometer