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Mass Spectrometer

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Mass Spectrometer - definition(s)

Mass Spectrometer - An instrument detector that is used to generate mass spectra. Most often in routine environmental analysis a quadrupole mass analyzer is used to generate mass spectra, however other types of mass spectrometers can be used (e.g., magnetic sector instruments).

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Source: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, 22 March 2011 09:35:36, http://www.mass.gov/dep/cleanup/laws/glossa01.htm External 


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