Local fraction desolvated

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006737",
  "term": "Local fraction desolvated",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The ratio of the number density of analyte species that have lost their solvent sheath to the total number density of analyte species, including those still solvated, at a particular point in a nebulizer-flame or plasma system. This value indicates the extent to which the solvent has evaporated from the aerosol droplets before atomization or excitation occurs. It is a dimensionless quantity, ranging from 0 to 1.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "aerosol",
    "amount-of-substance fraction",
    "evaporation",
    "volatilization"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Orange Book, 2nd ed., p. 168 (https://media.iupac.org/publications/analytical_compendium/)",
    "PAC, 1986, 58, 1737. 'Quantities and units in clinical chemistry: Nebulizer and flame properties in flame emission and absorption spectrometry (Recommendations 1986)' on page 1740 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198658121737)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/local-fraction-desolvated/"
}