orbitrap

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Synonyms: orbital, arbitral, orbitar, orbitual, orbita

Antonyms: orbital, arbitral, orbitar, orbitual, orbita

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Noun

1. A [[mass]] [[analyzer]] consisting of an outer [[barrel]]-like [[electrode]] and a [[coaxial]] inner [[spindle]]-like electrode that [[trap]]s [[ion]]s in an [[orbital]] [[motion]] around the spindle. The image current from the trapped ions is detected and converted to a mass spectrum using the [[Fourier transform]] of the [[frequency]] [[signal]].

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