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. 2021 Aug 19;1(3):100053. doi: 10.1016/j.xops.2021.100053

Table 2.

Molecular Fragment Ions Indicative of Hydroxyapatite Identified by Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy

Fragment Ion Mass (μm)
Ca+ 39.9889
PO+ 47.0074
CaOH+ 57.0018
CaPO2+ 102.9572
Ca2PO3+ 158.9427
Ca2PO4+ 174.9539
Ca3PO5+ 230.8777
Ca4PO6+ 286.7986
Ca5PO7+ 342.887
Ca6PO8+ 398.8615
Ca5P3O12 484.5304
Ca6P3O13 540.6326
Ca7P3O14 596.5688
Ca8P3O15 652.4338
Ca9P3O16 708.325
Ca10P3O17 764.6632

Ca = calcium; H = hydrogen; O = oxygen; P = phosphorus.