Unit mass resolution

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012438",
  "term": "Unit mass resolution",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A characteristic of a mass spectrometer indicating its ability to distinguish between ions that differ in mass-to-charge ratio by one atomic mass unit (amu) across the entire mass range. This means that peaks separated by one amu are clearly resolved from each other. Instruments like quadrupole mass spectrometers often achieve unit mass resolution, which is sufficient for many analytical applications.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "Paul ion trap",
    "transmission quadrupole mass spectrometer"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. 'Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1598 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/unit-mass-resolution/"
}