Mass Defect from Nuclear Physics to Mass Spectral Analysis
Abstract
Mass defect is associated with the binding energy of the nucleus. It is a fundamental property of the nucleus and the principle behind nuclear energy. Mass defect has also entered into the mass spectrometry terminology with the availability of high resolution mass spectrometry and has found application in mass spectral analysis. In this application, isobaric masses are differentiated and identified by their mass defect. What is the relationship between nuclear mass defect and mass defect used in mass spectral analysis, and are they the same?
[Figure not available: see fulltext.]- Publication:
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Journal of The American Society for Mass Spectrometry
- Pub Date:
- September 2017
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s13361-017-1741-9
- Bibcode:
- 2017JASMS..28.1836P
- Keywords:
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- Mass defect;
- Mass excess;
- Delta mass;
- Fractional mass;
- Mass defect filter;
- Packing fraction;
- Nuclear binding energy;
- High resolution mass spectrometry