Chapter 5 Examining Spectrum Data

When to use

Automatic calibration for Voyager data

When to use

Use automatic calibration for Mariner data when you:

•Have many spectra to calibrate

•Know in advance what reference masses to use

•Know in advance that the quality of the reference mass signals is acceptable

For information on manual calibration, see Section 5.3, Manual Calibration.

The Automatic Calibration function in Data Explorer is used by the Voyager Sequence Control Panel (described in the Voyager Biospectrometry Workstation User’s Guide) to calibrate data as it is acquired. You use the Automatic Calibration function in Data Explorer to prepare Automatic Calibration settings (contain reference masses and other matching information). You then save a .SET file that contains the settings, then specify the .SET file in the Sequence Control Panel. The Sequence Control Panel automatically calibrates spectra using the calibration settings contained in the .SET file.

Use automatic calibration for Voyager data to prepare Automatic Calibration settings. The Sequence Control Panel uses Automatic Calibration settings to calibrate data as it is acquired. For more information on the Sequence Control Panel and on specifying automatic calibration, see the Voyager Biospectrometry Workstation User’s Guide.

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