ion desolvation

in mass spectrometry
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12436
Removal of solvent molecules clustered around a gas-phase ion by means of heating and/or collisions with gas molecules.
Source:
PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. (Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)) on page 1551 [Terms] [Paper]