Injecting a Sample into a Mass Spectrometer (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Injecting a Sample into a Mass Spectrometer

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NIST research chemist Kelly Telu injects a sample into a mass spectrometer, a laboratory instrument that scientists use to identify unknown chemical compounds.

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M. Delorme/NIST

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