direct exposure probe

acronym: DEP
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12391
Device based on a modification of a direct insertion probe for exposing an involatile sample directly to the electron beam (in an electron ionization source) or to a chemical ionization plasma as in desorption chemical ionization.
Note: The sample can be deposited on an inert surface or on a heater filament for rapid heating.
Source:
PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. (Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)) on page 1537 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'direct exposure probe' 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.12391 RIS BibTex EndNote
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