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PUBLICATIONS

COMMON SPURIOUS SIGNALS OBSERVED IN MASS SPECTROMETERS

Published

Author(s)

Thomas J. Bruno, Paris D. Svoronos-Cambanas

Abstract

The following table provides guidance in the recognition and interpretation of spurious signals (m/z peaks) that will sometimes be observed in mass spectra, especially mass spectra obtained from gas chromatography mass spectrometry systems (GC-MS) [1,2]. Often, the occurrence of these signals can be predicted by the recent history of the instrument or the method being used. This is especially true for data obtained by GC-MS.
Citation
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 96
Volume
ISBN-10: 1482260964
Publisher Info
CRC, Boca Raton, FL
Pub Type
Books

Keywords

GC-MS, spurious peaks
Analytical chemistry

Citation

Bruno, T. and Svoronos-Cambanas, P. (2015), COMMON SPURIOUS SIGNALS OBSERVED IN MASS SPECTROMETERS, CRC, Boca Raton, FL (Accessed October 14, 2025)

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Created May 31, 2015, Updated August 1, 2020
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