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An Operator-Independent Approach to Mass Spectral Peak Identification and Integration

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Author(s)

William E. Wallace, Anthony J. Kearsley, Charles M. Guttman

Abstract

A mathematical algorithm is presented that accurately locates and calculates the area beneath mass spectral peaks using only reproducible mathematical operations and a NO user-selected sensitivity parameters. This represents a major refinement of last year's work presented at ASMS 2002.
Citation
Analytical Chemistry
Volume
76
Issue
No. 9
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

informatics, mass spectrometry, nonlinear programing, optimization, polymer
Polymers

Citation

Wallace, W. , Kearsley, A. and Guttman, C. (2004), An Operator-Independent Approach to Mass Spectral Peak Identification and Integration, Analytical Chemistry, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=852207 (Accessed November 5, 2025)

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Created May 1, 2004, Updated February 19, 2017
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