Preferred Label : prolate trochoidal mass spectrometer;
IUPAC definition : A mass spectrometer in which ions of different mass/charge are separated by means
of crossed electric and magnetic fields in such a way that the selected ions follow
a prolate trochoidal path. The usual term 'cycloidal' used sometimes is incorrect
because the path used is not cycloidal. A cycloid is a special case of a trochoid.;
Origin ID : P04874;
See also
A mass spectrometer in which ions of different mass/charge are separated by means
of crossed electric and magnetic fields in such a way that the selected ions follow
a prolate trochoidal path. The usual term 'cycloidal' used sometimes is incorrect
because the path used is not cycloidal. A cycloid is a special case of a trochoid.
