velocity spectrograph
velocity spectrograph
[və′läs·əd·ē ′spek·trə‚graf] (physics)
A mass spectrograph in which only positive ions having a certain velocity pass through all three slits and enter a chamber where they are deflected by a magnetic field in proportion to their charge-to-mass ratio. Also known as velocity-focusing mass spectrograph.
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