• Patent Title: Self-calibration of spectra using precursor mass to charge ratio and fragment mass to charge ratio known differences
  • Application No.: US15305502
    Application Date: 2015-04-23
  • Publication No.: US09991103B2
    Publication Date: 2018-06-05
  • Inventor: Jeffery Brown
  • Applicant: MICROMASS UK LIMITED
  • Applicant Address: GB Wilmslow
  • Assignee: MICROMASS UK LIMITED
  • Current Assignee: MICROMASS UK LIMITED
  • Current Assignee Address: GB Wilmslow
  • Priority: EP14165590 20140423; GB1407123.7 20140423
  • International Application: PCT/GB2015/051195 WO 20150423
  • International Announcement: WO2015/162426 WO 20151029
  • Main IPC: G01D18/00
  • IPC: G01D18/00 G12B13/00 H01J49/00
Self-calibration of spectra using precursor mass to charge ratio and fragment mass to charge ratio known differences
Abstract:
A method of checking or adjusting the calibration of a mass spectrometer is disclosed. The method comprises fragmenting parent or precursor ions and generating fragment or product ion mass spectral data and recognizing first neutral loss ions in the fragment or product ion mass spectral data. The method further comprises determining a first mass loss difference between the parent or precursor ions and the first neutral loss ions and determining whether the first mass loss difference corresponds with an expected or pre-determined mass loss difference, wherein if it is determined that the first mass loss difference does not correspond with an expected or pre-determined mass loss difference then the method further comprises adjusting one or more calibration parameters.
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