0 a piece of equipment used by scientists to separate ions into groups to measure and compare their mass and electrical charge --
A mass spectrometer is the only available technique that fulfils the necessary criterion for a primary reference standard.
That requires capability for connecting the mass spectrometer to a gas liquid chromotograph, as well as a high performance liquid chromatograph.
Naturally, the experimental set-up used at that time did not permit the isolation of the carbon radicals, which were produced just in sufficient quantities to feed a mass spectrometer.
The fine spray enters the heated capillary and the fine droplets evaporate leaving a beam of macromolecules to enter the mass spectrometer through two differentially pumped chambers.
Time-of-flight mass spectrometer and multiple-coincidence techniques are introduced which are the basic tools to study the fragmentation process on a femtosecond time scale and to distinguish among the multiple-fragmentation channels.
This mass spectrometer will also study other elements and look for methane in samples of the atmosphere.
Corrections were made for irradiation interference reactions and mass spectrometer discrimination.
The gas generated at each temperature will be analysed by the mass spectrometer.