Kinetic energy release distribution

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006354",
  "term": "Kinetic energy release distribution",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A statistical distribution describing the range of kinetic energies released during the unimolecular dissociation of a metastable ion. This distribution is derived from the shapes of broadened product ion peaks observed in mass-analyzed ion kinetic energy spectrometry. It provides detailed information about the energy partitioning and transition state characteristics of ion fragmentation processes.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "mass-analyzed ion kinetic energy spectrometry"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. 'Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1558 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/kinetic-energy-release-distribution/"
}