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How to check the accurate mass values used for calibrating MS systems in MassLynx - WKB15244

Article number: 15244

OBJECTIVE or GOAL

Check the accurate mass values used by MassLynx to perform instrument calibration.

ENVIRONMENT

  • LCT
  • LCT Premier
  • LCT Premier XE
  • Q-Tof Ultima
  • Q-Tof API US
  • Q-Tof Premier
  • SQ Detector
  • SQ Detector 2
  • TQ Detector
  • Xevo TQ MS
  • Xevo TQD
  • Xevo TQ-S
  • Xevo TQ-S cronos
  • Xevo TQ-S micro
  • Xevo TQ-XS
  • MassLynx

PROCEDURE

  1. Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the MassLynx folder on the C Drive.
  2. Open the Ref folder.
  3. Open the specific reference file for the calibration solution you are using (for example, NaFormate.ref for sodium formate).
  4. The file contains a list of all the reference peaks.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

You can use Notepad.exe to read the .ref files.

id15244, A-SQ, A-SQ, LCT, LCTPREMIER, LCTPREMXE, QTOFAPIUS, QTOFGLBL, QTOFULTAPI, SQD, SQD2, TQD, TQDIVD, XEVOG2XSQT, XEVOTQ, XEVOTQA, XEVOTQD, XEVOTQDIVD, XEVOTQIVD, XEVOTQS, XEVOTQSCRO, XEVOTQSIVD, XEVOTQSMIC, XEVOTQXS, XEVTQSMIVD, XEVTQXSIVD

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