Title: quadrupole ion storage trap
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - quadrupole ion storage trap
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.Q04970
Status: current

Definition
An arrangement in which ions with a desired range of quotients mass/charge are trapped by making them describe stable paths under the effect of a static and a high-frequency electric quadrupole field.

Related Term
- stable: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/S05900

Source
- PAC, 1991, 63, 1541. 'Recommendations for nomenclature and symbolism for mass spectroscopy (including an appendix of terms used in vacuum technology). (Recommendations 1991)' on page 1546 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199163101541)

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Citation: Citation: 'quadrupole ion storage trap' 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.Q04970
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