Radiant energy – Ionic separation or analysis
Patent
1999-01-19
2000-11-14
Nguyen, Kiet T.
Radiant energy
Ionic separation or analysis
250282, H01J 4900
Patent
active
061473448
ABSTRACT:
A technique for automatically analyzing mass spectrographic data from mixtures of chemical compounds is described consisting a series of screens designed to eliminate or reduce incorrect peak identifications due to background noise, system resolution, system contamination, multiply charged ions and isotope substitutions. The technique performs a mass spectrum operation on a control sample, producing a first group of output values. Next, perform a mass spectrographic operation on a sample to be analyzed, producing a second group of output values. Select a first m/z ratio for a material expected to be present in the mixture from a predetermined library of calculated mass spectrometer output spectrums and subtract the value of the control sample at the expected output value from the value of the analyzed sample, and compare the difference to a predetermined value. If the value is greater than the predetermined value thus indicating that the signal is above the background noise level, generating a record at that m/z value for an expected material. Performing the same mass spectrum operation several times to eliminate random noise and background contamination. Next, identify peak values that don't have the expected peak width or proper retention time for the separation method. Identify multiply charged ions by examining peak separation. Examine the m/z location of the expected material and compare intensity at the expected m/z location with the intensity at the next lower m/z recorded peak to identify peaks related to atomic isotope substitution. With such a technique, mass spectrograph data analysis may be greatly simplified by the identification of probable spurious signals, and analysis will become simpler and more accurate.
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Annis D. Allen
Birnbaum Mark
Birnbaum Seth N.
Tyler Andrew N.
Neogenesis, Inc
Nguyen Kiet T.
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