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Under the Isolation header, enter the Isolation Window (m/z).
The full mass isolation window range is 1.0 to 14.0 m/z; the actual range is mass
dependent. The default value is 3.0 m/z. Integral and fractional mass isolation
windows are both accepted. If mass isolation windows smaller than 1.5 m/z are
used, the exact mass of the parent ion should be entered in Parent Ion Mass.
NOTE: When first developing a method, you may wish to start with a mass
isolation window of 3 m/z to ensure that the ion is centered in the window, e.g.,
given a parent ion mass of 502 m/z and a mass isolation window of 3 m/z, ions of
masses 501, 502, and 503 m/z would be isolated. If there is a need to reduce the
window because of interfering ions, this should be done in a later step because
the customized parameters may require optimization.
Some ions are more easily dissociated during the isolation step. Therefore,
increasing the window will reduce the ion loss by dissociation at the expense of
selectivity.
Under the Dissociation header, select the Waveform Type by clicking on
nonresonant or resonant excitation.
The nonresonant method is usually used first because it is easier.
Excitation Storage Level (resonant or nonresonant excitation)
Definition: the rf storage level in m/z when the dissociation waveform is applied
following isolation.
The excitation storage level range depends on the parent mass, but the storage
level must lie more than 2 mass units below the lowest product ion value. The
default value is 48 m/z for both resonant or nonresonant modes.
Use the "q" Calculator for suggested excitation storage levels.
NOTE: Set the excitation storage level to avoid ejection of the lowest mass
product ion. If, for example, a parent ion of 403 m/z dissociated to product ions
with m/z values of 350, 200, and 131, you would not want to use a storage level
value above 126 m/z.
Excitation Amplitude in volts.
The amplitude range for nonresonant excitation is 0 to 100 volts. For resonant
excitation, the range is 0 to 60 volts. The default values are 20 volts for the
nonresonant excitation method and 0.2 volts for the resonant excitation method.
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