A scan which determines, in a single experiment, all the parent ion mass-to-charge ratios that react to produce a selected daughter ion mass-to-charge ratio (sometimes called a '
parent ion scan').
Source:
PAC, 1991, 63, 1541
(Recommendations for nomenclature and symbolism for mass spectroscopy (including an appendix of terms used in vacuum technology). (Recommendations 1991))
on page 1551