HP Data Explorer 4 Series - Manual (Page 102)

Chapter 3 Peak Detection and Labeling
3-4 Applied Biosystems
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The software uses the following formula to calculate the
expected number of data points in a peak:
Detection ranges Figure 3-1 is an example of the resolution-based detection
ranges automatically calculated by the software.
Figure 3-1 Example Detection Ranges Calculated by Software Based on Number
of Data Points Per Peak
number of
Flight time
data points
(2 × mass resolution × Bin size)
to which the
data point corresponds =
Where:
·
For Mariner data, Bin size = 1 ns.
Bin size is an instrumental constant:
Mass resolution is a user-defined value.
Data-type-dependent defaults are provided, but can be overwritten.
Expected
·
For Voyager data, Bin size is variable based on
the digitizer used and the mass range acquired.
41 47 53 59 65 71 77 83
Number
of data points