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100 common acronyms Flashcards

1
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ADC

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Analog-to-digital converter

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AE

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Appearance energy

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AMS

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Accelerator mass spectrometry

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APCI

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Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization

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API

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Atmospheric pressure ionization

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AP-MALDI

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Atmospheric pressure matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization

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APPI

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Atmospheric pressure photoionization

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ASAP

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Atmospheric solids analysis probe

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B

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Magnetic sector (as part of an instrument configuration)

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CE (1)

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Capillary electrophoresis

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CE (2)

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Charge exchange (equivalent to CT)

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CI

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Chemical ionization

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CID

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Collision induced dissociation

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CT

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Charge transfer (formerly CE)

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DART

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Direct analysis in real time

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DCI

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Desorption (or direct) chemical ionization

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DEI

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Desorption (or direct) electron ionization

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18
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DE

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Delayed extraction

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DESI

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Desorption electrospray/ionization

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20
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DIP

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Direct insertion probe

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E

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Electrostatic sector (as part of an instrument configuration, cf. ESA)

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22
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EA

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Electron affinity

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23
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EC

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Electron capture

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24
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ECD

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Electron capture dissociation

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25
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EDD

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Electron detachment dissociation

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26
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EI

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Electron ionization

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27
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ESA

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Electrostatic analyzer (cf. E)

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ESI

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Electrospray ionization

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29
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ETD

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Electron transfer dissociation

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30
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FAB

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Fast-atom bombardment

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31
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FD

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Field desorption

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32
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FI

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Field ionization

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33
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FT-ICR

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Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance

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34
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GB

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Gas phase basicity

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35
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GC

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Gas chromatography

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36
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GC-MS

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Gas chromatograph-mass spectrometry

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37
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GD

A

Glow discharge

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38
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HDX

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Hydrogen-deuterium exchange

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39
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HR

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High resolution

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40
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HV (1)

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High vacuum

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41
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HV (2)

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High voltage

42
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ICP

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Inductively coupled plasma

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ICR

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Ion cyclotron resonance

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IE

A

Ionization energy

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IMS

A

Ion mobility spectrometry

46
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IR-MS

A

Isotope-ratio mass spectrometry

47
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Ir-MALDI

A

Infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization

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IRMPD

A

Infrared multiphoton dissociation

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KER

A

Kinetic energy release

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LA

A

Laser ablation

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LC

A

Liquid chromatography

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LC-MS

A

Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

53
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LDI

A

Laser desorption/ionization

54
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LIFDI

A

Liquid injection field desorption/ionization

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LIT

A

Linear quadrupole ion trap

56
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LOD

A

Limit of detection

57
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LR

A

Low resolution

58
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LSIMS

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Liquid secondary ion-mass spectrometry

59
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MALDI

A

Matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization

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MCP

A

Microchannel plate

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MID

A

Multiple ion detection

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MIKES

A

Mass-analyzed ion kinetic energy spectroscopy

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MS

A

Mass spectrometry (not to be used for ‘mass spectrometer’ or ‘mass spectrum’)

64
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MS/MS

A

Mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry
or
tandem mass spectrometry

65
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MRM

A

Multiple reaction monitoring

66
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MUPI

A

Multiphoton ionization

67
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nanoESI

A

Nano electrospray ionization

68
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NCI

A

Negative-ion chemical ionization

69
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NICI

A

Negative-ion chemical ionization

70
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PA

A

Proton affinity

71
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PCI

A

Positive-ion chemical ionization

72
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PICI

A

Positive-ion chemical ionization

73
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PIE

A

Pulsed ion extraction

74
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PTR-MS

A

Proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry

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Py

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Q

A

Linear quadrupole (as part of an instrument configuration)

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q

A

RF-only linear quadrupole (as part of an instrument configuration)

78
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QET

A

Quasi equilibrium theory

79
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QIT

A

Quadrupole ion trap

80
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RE

A

Recombination energy

81
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REMPI

A

Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization

82
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RF

A

Radio frequency

83
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RIC

A

Reconstructed ion chromatogram

84
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SEC

A

Size exclusion chromatography

85
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SEM

A

Secondary electron multiplier

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SIM

A

Selected ion monitoring

87
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SIMS

A

Secondary-ion mass spectrometry

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SRM

A

Selected reaction monitoring

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SSMS

A

Spark source mass spectrometry

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TI

A

Thermal ionization

91
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TIC

A

Total ion chromatogram

92
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TIMS

A

Thermal ionization mass spectrometry

93
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TMP

A

Turbomolecular pump

94
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TOF

A

Time-of-flight (analyzer)

95
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TWIG

A

Traveling wave ion guide

96
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UHR

A

Ultrahigh resolution

97
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UHV

A

Ultrahigh vacuum

98
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UV-MALDI

A

Ultraviolet matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization

99
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YIKES

A

Well, after reading all that

100
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ZEKE

A

Zero kinetic energy electron

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