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spectrometer

DEFINITIONS OF: spectrometer

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n spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer

Synonyms:
mass spectrometer
Types:
mass spectrograph
a mass spectrometer that produces a graphical representation of the mass spectrum
Type of:
prism spectroscope, spectroscope
an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis
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