Preferred Label : selected ion monitoring;
Detailed label : selected ion monitoring in mass spectrometry;
IUPAC definition : This term is used to describe the operation of the mass spectrometer in which the
intensities of several specific ion beams are recorded rather than the entire mass
spectrum. An alternative recommended term is multiple ion (peak) monitoring. The use
of the terms multiple ion detection and mass fragmentography are not recommended,
because in the case of the former, it is the monitoring of several peaks which should
be emphasized rather than the detection of different ions, and in the case of the
latter it is often not fragments that are being monitored but peaks from molecular
ions.;
Origin ID : S05547;
See also
This term is used to describe the operation of the mass spectrometer in which the
intensities of several specific ion beams are recorded rather than the entire mass
spectrum. An alternative recommended term is multiple ion (peak) monitoring. The use
of the terms multiple ion detection and mass fragmentography are not recommended,
because in the case of the former, it is the monitoring of several peaks which should
be emphasized rather than the detection of different ions, and in the case of the
latter it is often not fragments that are being monitored but peaks from molecular
ions.
