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• an instrument used to both measure and analyze molecules under study. The process involves introducing enough energy into a target molecule to cause its ionization and disintegration. The resulting fragments are then analyzed, based on the mass to charge ratio and produces a "molecular fingerprint."

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Mass spectrometers. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved June 5, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/mass-spectrometers.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Mass spectrometers. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/mass-spectrometers (accessed: June 5, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Mass spectrometers." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 5 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/mass-spectrometers.

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