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Title |
Unwrapped Flight Tube for CEC 102 Mass Spectrometer |
Object Name |
Spectrometer, Mass |
Object ID |
2005.007.015 |
Description |
Semicircular hollow aluminium tube with a pattern of evenly spaced small holes on both the front and back; left bottom edge is flattened into a disk; 2 small copper clips are located at 9 o'clock and 12 o'clock on the front. |
Date |
ca. 1945 |
Dimensions |
H-5.5 W-11.125 Dia-0.75 inches |
Material |
Aluminium |
Search Terms |
Analytical chemistry--Equipment and supplies Consolidated Electrodynamics Corporation Mass Spectrometers Mass Spectrometry |
Provenance |
Mass Spectrometry is a scientific analytical technique used for determining the masses of atoms or molecules found in an unknown sample of gas, liquid, or solid. In a Mass Spectrometer, the unknown sample molecules are passed through an ion source which converts them into ions (if necessary, the sample is converted to a gas before it is passed through the ion source). The ions are then accelerated into an analyzer where they are sorted according to their mass. Once the ions are sorted, a detector determines the amount and type of each ion present. The mass spectrum consists of a series of peaks of different mass and intensity from which the identity of the substance submitted for analysis can be determined. |