accelerating potential

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Electrical potential difference used to impart translational energy to ions.
Note: Accelerating voltage is often used as a synonym, but the terms are equivalent only in the case of a static accelerating potential.
Source:
PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. (Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)) on page 1519 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'accelerating potential' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12325 RIS BibTex EndNote
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