Definition of Mass spectrograph

1. Noun. A mass spectrometer that produces a graphical representation of the mass spectrum.

Generic synonyms: Mass Spectrometer, Spectrometer

Definition of Mass spectrograph

1. Noun. (physics analytical chemistry) A mass spectrometer ¹

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Medical Definition of Mass spectrograph

1. An instrument that subjects charged and accelerated ions (atomic or molecular) to a magnetic field that imparts a curved path that differs for each mass-to-charge ratio, thus separating individual species; used in detecting and assaying isotopic ratios and in molecular structure determinations. (05 Mar 2000)

Literary usage of Mass spectrograph

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1843)
"... irradiating the element in a pile and they have shown, by using a mass spectrograph, that the activity is due to the lutecium isotope of mass 177 (Phys. ..."

2. The Metric System (1992)
"But whereas physicists separated isotopes in the mass spectrograph and attributed the value 16 to one of the isotopes of oxygen, chemists attributed that ..."

3. Outlines of Theoretical Chemistry by Frederick Hutton Getman (1922)
"... recently perfected ah apparatus for positive-ray analysis which he calls a " mass spectrograph." This instrument is illustrated diagrammatically in Fig. ..."

4. The Chemical Effects of Alpha Particles and Electrons by Samuel Colville Lind (1921)
"The latest modification of the apparatus, termed mass-spectrograph, has recently been thoroughly described by Aston.5 0nly a few of the most important ..."

5. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1922)
"Francis William Aston, D.Sc., FRS, of Trinity College, Cambridge, for his development of the mass-spectrograph and his studies of isotopes. ..."

6. The Manhattan Project: Making the Atomic Bomb by F. G. Gosling (1999)
"... mass spectrograph at Minnesota—and also asked the National Academy of Sciences to review the uranium research program. Headed by Arthur Compton of the ..."

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