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Calibrate MS

Andrew Reckers edited this page May 24, 2024 · 3 revisions

Good to calibrate the MS before each run, although PIGEON can salvage a run that was miscalibrated >7ppm

  • run binary pump at 90%B for >10min
  • pour ~0.5ml from agilent low tune mix bottle in deli fridge into epi tube
  • suck up the tune mix with the syringe (~0.5ml)
  • switch on calibration pump and pump for ~10min to fill capillary
  • switch source inlet to calibration pump
  • set to MS only mode
  • can keep other parameters (dry temp, spectra rate, etc.) the same
  • once you can see big peaks (such as 922da), go to Calibration tab and then hit calibrate a few times until all the errors are low (<1)
  • hit accept
  • method->save
  • switch source inlet back to leap, shutoff calibration pump
  • run binary pump for 90%B for >10min again before changing to desired %B
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