Fast ion bombardment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004354",
  "term": "Fast ion bombardment",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Ionization of a solid or liquid sample by a focused beam of ions with translational energies of several thousand electronvolts, such as Cs+. When the sample is a liquid, often a non-volatile matrix such as glycerol, the process is the same as liquid secondary ionization. It is a soft method that mainly yields protonated or deprotonated molecules of polar, non-volatile compounds.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "liquid secondary ionization"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. 'Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1543 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/fast-ion-bombardment/"
}