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Practical Aspects of Electron Ionization

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The use of electron ionization (EI) [1] dates back to the infancy of mass spectrometry in the early 20th century. Before, only spark source (SS), glow discharge (GD), and thermal ionization (TI) had been in use (Chap. 15) [2]. In electron ionization, energetic electrons are shot onto gaseous neutrals to effect their ionization.

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Gross, J.H. (2011). Practical Aspects of Electron Ionization. In: Mass Spectrometry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10711-5_5

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