quadrupole
Britishnoun
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A quadrupole, a common type of mass filter, is composed of four metallic rods surrounding an axis.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024
This lightweight, cheap, yet precise quadrupole is one important step in Luis Fernando Velásquez-García's 20-year quest to produce a 3D-printed, portable mass spectrometer.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024
While fairly simple in design, a typical stainless-steel quadrupole might weigh several kilograms.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024
Mass spectrometric studies were performed on a Waters XEVO-G2 quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer.
From Nature • Mar. 28, 2017
Regardless of their physical origin, both quadrupole moments and ESP maps provide reasonable qualitative guides to tuning the strength of anion–π interactions.
From Nature • Mar. 28, 2017
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