TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROSCOPY Definition & Meaning

time-of-flight mass spectroscopy

[tahym-uhv-flahyt]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a technique for separating ions according to the time required for them to traverse a set distance.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of time-of-flight mass spectroscopy¹

First recorded in 1965–70

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MassArray uses real-time competitive polymerase chain reaction and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization–time-of-flight mass spectroscopy with separation of products on a matrix-loaded silicon chip array, similar to the work described in ref.

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