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Achieving Reliable Mass Spectrometry Data: Back to Basics
6 June 2006, London
Title Author
Abstract Booklet  
Certainty of Identification in Pharmaceutical and Forensic Mass Spectrometry Phil Teale, HFL Ltd.

Meeting Training Needs for Mass Spectroscopists


Dr Andrew J Reason,
M-Scan Ltd
Data Reliability - the Wider View Mike Sargent, LGC
The VAM Programme Training Guides on Mass Spectrometry Vicki Barwick, LGC
Instrumentation Issues for Reliable Mass Spectrometry Data Dr Jackie Mosely, Durham University
   
Additional Information  

Best Practice Guide for Generating Mass Spectra

Authors: Vicki Barwick, John Langley, Tony Mallet, Bridget Stein, Ken Webb

Two key applications of mass spectrometry are the confirmation of the identity of known compounds (e.g. compounds produced from target synthesis) and the identification of unknown compounds. Both of these applications require the generation of reliable mass spectra. However, poor quality spectra can be misleading and may result in incorrect conclusions being drawn.

The ‘Best Practice Guide for Generating Mass Spectra’ takes the user, step-by-step, through the process of generating mass spectra that are fit for purpose. It also describes the main components of a mass spectrometer and the instrument checks that should be carried prior to the analysis of samples, as well as how to select the appropriate ionization mode.

Production of the guide was supported under contract with the Department of Trade and Industry as part of the National Measurement System Valid Analytical Measurement (VAM) programme.

The guide can be downloaded free of charge from the VAM website