Liquid ion evaporation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006677",
  "term": "Liquid ion evaporation",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A spray ionization interface for mass spectrometry in which a pneumatic nebulizer disperses the liquid into droplets that are charged by a high-potential electrode, so that gas-phase ions form as the solvent evaporates from them. Ions are released from the shrinking droplets, as proposed in the ion evaporation model. It differs from plain electrospray in that a flow of nebulizing gas, not the electric field alone, forms the droplets.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "spray ionization"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. 'Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1560 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/liquid-ion-evaporation/"
}