mass spectrum

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noun

Physics.

a spectrum of charged particles, arranged in order of mass or mass-to-charge ratios.

Etymology

Origin of mass spectrum

First recorded in 1915–20

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The height of each vertical feature or peak in a mass spectrum is proportional to the fraction of cations with the specified mass-to-charge ratio.

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