Title: direct insertion probe
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - direct insertion probe
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.12393
Status: current

Definition
Device for introducing a single sample of a solid or liquid, usually contained in a quartz or other nonreactive sample holder, into a mass spectrometer ion source.

Related Term
- direct exposure probe: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/12391

Source
- PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. 'Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1537 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06)

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Citation: Citation: 'direct insertion probe' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.12393
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