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If an ion fragments in the drift tube of a TOF, how would youknow? Keyboard Shortcuts

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In a timeofflight mass spectrometer the ions are formed in asimilar manner by electron bombardment and the resulting ionsaccelerated between electrically charged platesAgain the sample must be a gas or vapourised and is bombardedwith an electron beam or laser beam to knock off electrons toproduce positive ionsHowever the method of separation due to different memz masscharge values is then dependent on how long it takesthe ion to travel in the drift region ie the region NOTunder the influence of an accelerating electric fieldThe ions are accelerated in the same way    See Answer
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