field ionization

in mass spectrometry
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02360
The removal of electrons from any species by interaction with a high electrical field.
See also:
field desorption (in mass spectrometry)
Sources:
Orange Book, 2nd ed., p. 203 [Terms] [Book]
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 1548 [Terms] [Paper]