Chapter 1 Data Explorer™

Basics

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Toolbar

The toolbar contains buttons that access Data Explorer functions.

For a description of a toolbar button, place the cursor on the button. A brief description of the button (ToolTip) is displayed below the button.

For information on adding or removing toolbar buttons, see “Customizing toolbars” on page 1-21.

Chromatogram

and Spectrumwindows

Refer to the following tables for descriptions of the types of data that you can display in the Chromatogram (CHRO) and Spectrum (SPEC) windows:

•Mariner data— Table 1-3

•Voyager data— Table 1-4

Table 1-3 Mariner Data Displayed in Chromatogram and Spectrum Windows

Window

Mariner Data

 

 

CHRO

Displays:

 

• Total Ion Chromatogram— Includes the entire mass range saved in

 

the data file.

 

• Extracted Ion Chromatogram (XIC) (optional)— Includes only the

 

signal response from a mass window or range

 

• Constant Neutral Loss Chromatogram (CNL) (optional)— Extracts

 

only the response from peaks that are separated by a selected mass

 

difference.

 

Optionally displays the following from Diode Array data (DAD):

 

• Total Absorbance Chromatogram (TAC)

 

• Channel (Ch)

 

• Extracted Absorbance Chromatogram (XAC)

 

Can be displayed as % Intensity versus Retention Time or Spectrum

 

number by selecting Traces from the Display menu, then selecting

 

X Axis In, then selecting Spectrum Number or Time.

 

 

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