orbitrap (English, noun)
expansion: orbitrap (plural orbitraps)
Senses:
glosses: A mass analyzer consisting of an outer barrel-like electrode and a coaxial inner spindle-like electrode that traps ions in an orbital motion around the spindle. The image current from the trapped ions is detected and converted to a mass spectrum using the Fourier transform of the frequency signal.
Forms:
form: orbitraps
tags: plural