Thomson (unit)

thomson
Unit ofMass-to-charge ratio
SymbolTh
Named afterJ. J. Thomson

The thomson (symbol: Th) is a unit that has appeared infrequently in scientific literature relating to the field of mass spectrometry as a unit of mass-to-charge ratio. The unit was proposed by R. Graham Cooks and Alan L. Rockwood[1] naming it in honour of J. J. Thomson who measured the mass-to-charge ratio of electrons and ions.

  1. ^ Cooks, R. G.; A. L. Rockwood (1991). "The 'Thomson'. A suggested unit for mass spectroscopists". Letters to the Editor. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 5 (2): 93. doi:10.1002/rcm.1290050210.

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