Astronautics Vocabulary

The Astronautics Vocabulary is a glossary of terms that pertain to the science and technology of spaceflight. This alphabetical list can be navigated by clicking on the letters A-Z displayed on this page.

Definition of mass spectrometer

Translation: spectromètre de masse

Definition: Instrument allowing to split up the large molecules in ions or radicals in order to identify according to their weights the molecule mother, by synthesis

Other Definition: None

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