Accelerator mass spectrometry

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000094",
  "term": "Accelerator mass spectrometry",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A highly sensitive mass spectrometry technique that uses a particle accelerator to separate and count individual isotopes, particularly long-lived radionuclides. It effectively eliminates isobaric interferences by accelerating ions to high energies and employing charge-state changes. This method is widely used for radiocarbon dating and tracing environmental processes.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2021, 93, 69. 'Vocabulary of radioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 71 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0302)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/accelerator-mass-spectrometry/"
}