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Ion vs Reflectron - What's the difference?

ion | reflectron |

As nouns the difference between ion and reflectron

is that ion is ion (electrically charged atom) while reflectron is (physics|chemistry) a time-of-flight mass spectrometer that uses a static electric field to reverse the direction of travel of the ions entering it.

ion

English

(wikipedia ion)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.

    • Derived terms

    * anion * autoion * byion * cation * coion * counterion * gegenion * ionic * ionise, ionize * ionogenic * ionome * macroion * microion * multiion * nebenion * photoion * polyion * sulphion * thermion

    reflectron

    English

    (wikipedia reflectron)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics, chemistry) A time-of-flight mass spectrometer that uses a static electric field to reverse the direction of travel of the ions entering it.