
MassLynx 4.0 Software
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Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization (APCI)
A heated nebulizer vaporizes the sample. The sample ions then merge with solvent ions in
the atmospheric source, enabling proton transfers between the solvent and sample ions.
APCI generally produces both protonated and deprotonated molecular ions from the
sample. For positive ions, this ionization occurs by means of a proton transfer mechanism.
For negative ions, the mechanism is proton abstraction.
1.3 MassLynx 4.0 Software
MassLynx 4.0 software permits these major operations:
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Configuring the instrument
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Creating HPLC inlet and MS methods that define operating parameters for a run
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Tuning and calibrating the mass detector
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Running samples
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Monitoring the run
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Acquiring data
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Processing data
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Reviewing data
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Printing data
See the MassLynx 4.0 Guide to Inlet Control and MassLynx Help for more information on
installing and using MassLynx software.