kinetic energy release distribution

acronym: KERD
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12458
Distribution of values of translational energies in the center-of-mass reference for an ensemble of metastable ions undergoing a specific dissociation reaction.
Note: In this context, kinetic energy is interpreted as translational, rather than vibrational or rotational, kinetic energy.
See also: mass-analyzed ion kinetic energy spectrometry (MIKES)
Source:
PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. (Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)) on page 1558 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'kinetic energy release distribution' 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.12458 RIS BibTex EndNote
TextXMLJSON