Photodissociation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-008847",
  "term": "Photodissociation",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The process by which a chemical compound is broken down into smaller fragments through the absorption of light energy. This phenomenon occurs when a molecule absorbs a photon with sufficient energy to cleave one or more chemical bonds. In mass spectrometry, it is a method for fragmenting ions for structural elucidation.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. 'Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1576 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/photodissociation/"
}