total ion current
in mass spectrometry
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(after mass analysis): The sum of the separate ion currents carried by the different
ions contributing to the spectrum (this is sometimes called the reconstructed ion
current).
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(before mass analysis): The sum of all the separate ion currents for ions of the same
sign before mass analysis.
Source:
PAC, 1991, 63, 1541
(Recommendations for nomenclature and symbolism for mass spectroscopy (including an
appendix of terms used in vacuum technology). (Recommendations 1991))
on page 1554