Title: multiple-stage mass spectrometry
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - multiple-stage mass spectrometry
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.12501
Status: current

Definition
Multiple stages of precursor ion m/z selection followed by product ion detection for successive nth-generation product ions.

Related Terms
- MS<sup>n</sup>: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/12498
- n<sup>th</sup>-generation product ions: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/12511

Source
- PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. 'Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1570 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06)

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Citation: Citation: 'multiple-stage mass spectrometry' 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.12501
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