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electron attachmentelectron capture detector in gas chromatography
electron capture
A nuclear transformation in which the nucleus captures an orbital electron. Often the shell, from which the electron is captured, is indicated. (K-, L-, etc.).
Source:
PAC, 1982, 54, 1533 (Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)) on page 1537
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by: Miloslav Nic, Jiri Jirat, Bedrich Kosata, ICT Prague, Czech Republic
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