Definition of accelerator mass spectrometry
chemistry
: a technique of mass spectrometry that uses a particle accelerator to bring a small amount of the sample to be analyzed to high velocities
Although accelerator mass spectrometry … was introduced in 1977, it remains relatively unknown in the chemistry community.— Celia M. Henry
—abbreviation AMS
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The first known use of accelerator mass spectrometry was in 1980
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