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Thermal ionization spectrum diagram

  • 1960s

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Schematic diagram illustrating the thermal ionization spectrum of sodium and potassium. This diagram was likely produced using a Bendix Corporation thermal ionization probe, which, as part of the Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer system, provided a means of creating ions for spectral analysis by purely thermal means.

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Bendix Corporation. “Thermal Ionization Spectrum Diagram,” 1960–1969. Photographs from the Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer Collection, Box 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/xw42n8035.

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