Term: fast-atom bombardment (FAB) mass spectroscopy (FAB)
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Definition:
A method in which ions are produced in a mass spectrometer from non-volatile or thermally fragile organic molecules by bombarding the compound in the condensed phase with energy-rich neutral particles.

Related Terms:
1) mass spectrometer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03732).

Source: PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1115 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)

Citation: 'fast-atom bombardment (FAB) mass spectroscopy (FAB)' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02328

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