Prediction of the effects of imperfect construction of a QMS filter

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 609-616

  Taylor, Stephen ^a   Gibson, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction; Effects; Imperfect; Prediction; QMS filter

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FORECASTING; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT;

APPLIED (CO); CONNECTIONS (STRUCTURAL); DOUBLE PEAKS; MASS FILTERING; MODELLING TECHNIQUES; PROPERTY (S);

WAVE FILTERS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 44649143092     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: 10969888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.1356     Document Type: Article

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