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intended crossing of potential-energy surfacesintensity (relative to base peak) in mass spectrometry
intensity
  1. The traditional term for photon flux, fluence rate, irradiance or radiant power (radiant flux). In terms of an object exposed to radiation, the term should now be used only for qualitative descriptions.
    Source:
    PAC, 1996, 68, 2223 (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2248
    See also:
    Orange Book, p. 228
    Green Book, p. 31
    PAC, 1990, 62, 2167 (Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)) on page 2197
  2. The magnitude of a particular feature in a spectrum.
    Source:
    PAC, 1996, 68, 2223 (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2248
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A.Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. doi:10.1351/goldbook.
Last update: 2008-10-07; version: 2.0.2.
DOI of this term: doi:10.1351/goldbook.I03072.
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