time-of-flight mass spectroscopy

[ tahym-uhv-flahyt ]

/ ˈtaɪm əvˈflaɪt /

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noun

a technique for separating ions according to the time required for them to traverse a set distance.

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Origin of time-of-flight mass spectroscopy

First recorded in 1965–70

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