Mass Spectrometry: Determining Unknown Radiation Properties

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Which type of mass spectrometry is suitable to analyse the properties of an unknown radiation?
 
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molian said:
Which type of mass spectrometry is suitable to analyse the properties of an unknown radiation?

Huh?! Mass spec measures mass to charge ratio ... generally has little to do with radiation. If you are talking about nuclear radiation, then I could envision some experiments that might help analyze nuclear decay, since that involves mass changes. However, if you are referring to electromagnetic radiation, then I can't really think of a reason why mass spec would be a helpful analysis tool.