Term: scanning method
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Definition:
This term refers to the sequence of control over operating parameters of a mass spectrometer that results in a spectrum of masses, velocities, momenta or energies.

Related Terms:
1) sequence (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.ST06775).
2) mass spectrometer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03732).

Source: PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2212 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)

Citation: 'scanning method' 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.S05485

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