Chapter 9 Troubleshooting

Table 9-10 Peak Detection and Labeling Troubleshooting—Mariner and Voyager

 

 

 

 

(Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symptom

Possible Cause

Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peaks are not detected or

Analyzing masses above

Increase Mass Resolution

 

 

labeled

20,000 Da

setting in Peak Detection

 

 

(continued)

 

Setup. See Section 3.2.2,

 

 

 

Strategy for Voyager Peak

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

%Max Peak Area set too

Decrease. See

 

 

 

 

high

Section 3.2.2, Strategy for

 

 

 

 

 

Voyager Peak Detection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

%Base Peak Intensity set

Set to 0. Adjust %Max

 

 

 

 

too high

Peak Area to optimize

 

 

 

 

 

peak detection for Voyager

 

 

 

 

 

data. See Section 3.2.2,

 

 

 

 

 

Strategy for Voyager Peak

 

 

 

 

 

Detection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When creating a custom

The Chromatogram

Make sure the Spectrum

 

 

label for a spectrum, you

window was active when

window is active before

 

 

 

 

right-click-drag across a

you selected Peak Label

selecting Peak Label from

9

 

peak to identify the peak,

from the Display menu

the Display menu.

 

and an extracted ion

 

 

 

chromatogram is created

 

 

 

 

instead

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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