JMSSJ On-line, Vol. 55 (2007) No. 5, pp. 353-361
Comments on Usage of the Term “Mass Spectrograph”
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    Ken-ichi YOSHINO1, 2

    1 Biosignal Research Center, Organization of Advanced Science and Technology, Kobe University, Kobe, JAPAN
    2 Editor-in-chief

Similar to amass spectrometer, mass spectrograph is an instrument used to obtain mass spectra. In the mass spectrograph, ions with different m/z values are passed through a magnetic sector and dispersed in different trajectories similar to the dispersion of different wavelengths of light in a prism. The ions separated according to their m/z values are directed onto the same face and are simultaneously detected by a focal plane detector. This mass spectrum-measurement system is unique for instruments called as “mass spectrographs.” However, m ny mass spectrometrists refer to instruments that should be called “mass spectrometers” as “mass spectrographs.”

Key words: Mass spectrometer, Mass spectrograph, Double-focusing

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