Title: neutralization-reionization mass spectrometry
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - neutralization-reionization mass spectrometry
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.12504
Status: current

Definition
Procedure by which neutral species are formed from m/z selected ions by charge transfer to a collision gas or by dissociation. The neutral species are separated from the remaining ions and ionized through collisions with a second gas.

Source
- PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. 'Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1571 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06)

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Citation: Citation: 'neutralization-reionization 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.12504
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