Xcalibur Processing Setup and Analysis
Xcalibur Processing Setup and Analysis
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Abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used in this and other manuals and in the
online Help.
A ampere
ac alternating current
ADC analog-to-digital converter
AP acquisition processor
APCI atmospheric pressure chemical ionization
API atmospheric pressure ionization
ASCII American Standard Code for Information
Interchange
b bit
B byte (8 b)
baud rate data transmission speed in events per second
°C degrees Celsius
CD compact disc
CD-ROM compact disc read-only memory
cfm cubic feet per minute
CI chemical ionization
CIP carriage and insurance paid to
cm centimeter
cm3 cubic centimeter
CPU central processing unit (of a computer)
CRC cyclic redundancy check
CRM consecutive reaction monitoring
<Ctrl> control key on the terminal keyboard
d depth
Da dalton
DAC digital-to-analog converter
dc direct current
DDS direct digital synthesizer
DEP direct exposure probe
DS data system
DSP digital signal processor
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EI electron ionization
EMBL European Molecular Biology Laboratory
<Enter> enter key on the terminal keyboard
ESD electrostatic discharge
ESI electrospray ionization
eV electron volt
f femto (10-15)
°F degrees Fahrenheit
.fasta file extension of a SEQUEST search database file
FOB free on board
ft foot
FTP file transfer protocol
g gram
G giga (109)
GC gas chromatograph; gas chromatography
GC/MS gas chromatograph / mass spectrometer
GND electrical ground
GPIB general-purpose interface bus
GUI graphical user interface
h hour
h height
HPLC high-performance liquid chromatograph
HV high voltage
Hz hertz (cycles per second)
ICIS Interactive Chemical Information System
ICL Instrument Control Language
ID inside diameter
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
in. inch
I/O input/output
k kilo (103, 1000)
K kilo (210, 1024)
KEGG Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
kg kilogram
l length
L liter
LAN local area network
lb pound
LC liquid chromatograph; liquid chromatography
LC/MS liquid chromatograph / mass spectrometer
LED light-emitting diode
µ micro (10-6)
m meter
m milli (10-3)
M mega (106)
M+ molecular ion
MB Megabyte (1048576 bytes)
MH+ protonated molecular ion
min minute
mL milliliter
mm millimeter
MS mass spectrometer; mass spectrometry
MS MSn power: where n = 1
MS/MS MSn power: where n = 2
MSn MSn power: where n = 1 through 10
m/z mass-to-charge ratio
n nano (10-9)
NCBI National Center for Biotechnology Information
(USA)
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
(USA)
OD outside diameter
Ω ohm
p pico (10-12)
Pa pascal
PCB printed circuit board
PID proportional / integral / differential
P/N part number
P/P peak-to-peak voltage
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Xcalibur detected and integrated the peak shown in Figure 1, and constructed
the calibration curve shown in Figure 2, by using parameters contained in a
Processing Method.
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Xcalibur can fit the calibration data to the following curve types:
• Linear
• Quadratic
• Linear log-log
• Quadratic log-log
• Average RF
• Point-to-point
• Cubic spline
• Locally weighted
When performing the least squares fit to the calibration data, Xcalibur can
weight the calibration data with the following weighting functions:
• Equal
• 1/X
• 1/X2
• 1/Y
• 1/Y2
• 1/S2, where S2 = X2 + Y2
You can have Xcalibur ignore the origin, use the origin as a data point, or
force the calibration curve to include the origin.
In addition, the Processing Method can define single or multiple target
compounds and single or multiple internal standards. You can define multiple
internal calibration levels or quality control (QC) levels for selected target
compounds. Processing Methods are saved as file type .pmd.
This manual gives a stepwise procedure for analyzing quantitation data. A
flow diagram for analyzing quantitation data is shown in Figure 3. The third
step in Figure 3, running a sequence, is grayed because data acquisition is not
discussed in this manual.
In the example contained in this manual you analyze an example data set
provided in the C:\Xcalibur\examples\data directory of your Xcalibur data
system. This data was collected on a proprietary pharmaceutical product in
the applications laboratory at Thermo Finnigan using LC/MS/MS techniques
in the electrospray ionization mode.
The pharmaceutical product has the code name drugx. An isotopically labeled
internal standard (ISTD) was used to quantitate the pharmaceutical. The
internal standard is a deuterated analogue of drugx that has four deuterium
atoms exchanged for hydrogen atoms in the compound. In this example, the
internal standard has the code name D4. The concentration of the internal
standard in the calibration standards and quality control (QC) samples in this
example is 100 pg/mL.
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PROCESSING SETUP:
CREATE PROCESSING
METHOD
SEQUENCE SETUP:
ADD PROCESSING
METHOD TO SEQUENCE
QUAN BROWSER:
PROCESS RAW FILES
USING SEQUENCE
PROCESSING SETUP OR
ALL PEAKS FOUND NO QUAN BROWSER: MODIFY
AND INTEGRATED PEAK DETECTION OR
CORRECTLY? INTEGRATION PARAMETERS
YES
PROCESSING SETUP
NO CALIBRATION
OR QUAN BROWSER:
MODIFY CALIBRATION CURVE OK?
CURVE PARAMETERS
YES
SEQUENCE SETUP:
CREATE REPORTS
Figure 3. Flow diagram for analyzing quantitation data with Processing Setup
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Specifying Chromatography by LC
The data in this example was obtained by using liquid chromatography (LC).
Specify chromatography by LC as follows:
1. In the Processing Setup window, choose Options > Chromatography
By to open the Chromatography Options dialog box. See Figure 6.
2. In the Chromatography Options dialog box, select the LC option.
3. Click on OK to specify chromatography by LC and to dismiss the dialog
box.
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Figure 8. Open Raw File dialog box, showing the selected directory
path and raw file
Note. If you save a Processing Method when a raw file is present, the raw
file name is saved in the Processing Method. The associated raw file will be
opened automatically whenever you open the Processing Method if the
Auto-open raw file On option button has been selected in the Settings dialog
box.
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Figure 9. Identification page, showing the total ion current (TIC) chromatogram of
drugx_03.raw
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Naming Components
You use You use the Name combo box in the Identification page to name the
components of your sample. When you change settings, Processing Setup
changes the settings for the named component only.
Enter the name of the target compound in the Name combo box, as follows:
1. In the Name combo box, select <New>. Then, enter D4 to specify the
name of the internal standard.
2. Click on OK to save the new name. See Figure 10.
Figure 10. Identification page, after the name D4 has been entered
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Parent ion m/z 465; product ion m/z 420
2Parent ion m/z 469; product ion m/z 424
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Figure 11. Identification page, showing the mass chromatogram for D4.
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Figure 12. Identification page, showing the click-and-drag procedure for selecting the scan
corresponding to the peak maximum in the chromatogram pane
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Figure 13. Identification page, showing a marker (vertical line) indicating the retention time
corresponding to the peak maximum
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2. Select the Use as RT Reference check box to use the retention time of
D4 as the retention time reference.
3. Enter 2.00 into the View Width text box.
4. Click on OK to save the component identification information for D4.
Processing Setup automatically shades the integrated portion of the peak
gray and displays blue integration markers at the starting and ending
points of the peak integration. The baseline is indicated by a blue line that
connects the integration markers. See Figure 14.
Figure 14. Identification page, showing the area of peak integration (grayed) and the integration
markers (blue circles indicated by arrows)
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If the peak has not been identified, repeat the procedure. Make sure the
Spectrum pane (the pane on the right of the Chromatogram pane) is pinned
before performing step 1b.
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Figure 15. Identification page, showing the peak identification settings for drugx
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Note. Xcalibur provides the ICIS, Genesis, and Avalon peak detection
algorithms. All algorithms analyze raw data, apply smoothing, construct a
chromatogram using the scan and/or mass filters, assign peak numbers,
generate a peak list, and determine the peak start and peak end points. The
ICIS peak detection algorithm has been designed for MS data and has
superior peak detection efficiency at low MS signal levels. The Genesis peak
detection algorithm has been provided for backwards compatibility with
Xcalibur 1.0 studies. The Avalon peak detection algorithm has been
designed for chromatographic data and supports detectors other than MS
detectors.
All new Processing Setup methods are created using the Xcalibur default
peak detection algorithms. To change the default peak detection algorithm,
choose Tools > Configuration from the Xcalibur Home Page to open the
Xcalibur Configuration dialog box. Then, click on the Peak Detection tab
and change the default peak detection algorithm for each data type.
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Note. When you are entering many components with similar peak
integration parameters, first enter all of the identification parameters for one
of the components. Then, click on Save As Default. These parameters
then become the default values for new components.
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The Smoothing Points text box allows you to enter the number of points
used in the moving average used to smooth data. The valid range is 1 (no
smoothing) to 15 (maximum smoothing).
2. In the ICIS Peak Integration group box, in the Smoothing Points text box,
enter 5 to specify five smoothing points.
3. In the Baseline Window text box, enter 40 to set to 40 scans the maximum
number of scans that Xcalibur looks for a local minimum.
The area noise factor is a noise level multiplier used to determine the
location of a peak edge after the location of the possible peak. The valid
range is 1 to 500.
4. In the Area Noise Factor text box, enter 5 to specify an area noise factor
of 5.
The peak noise factor is a noise level multiplier used to determine the
potential peak signal threshold. The valid range is 1 to 1000.
5. In the Peak Noise Factor text box, enter 10 to specify a peak noise factor
of 10.
The constrain peak width option allows you to control how much of the
peak is integrated by specifying a peak height threshold and a tailing
factor.
6. Leave the Constrain Peak Width check box empty ( ).
7. Click on OK to save the peak integration parameters.
8. Select drugx in the Components list and repeat steps 2 through 7 for the
target compound.
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4. Ensure that the advanced peak detection parameters are set to their default
values:
a. Click on the Advanced button to open the ICIS Advanced Parameters
dialog box.
b. Inspect the ICIS Advanced Parameters dialog box. Make sure the
settings are the same as those in Figure 17.
c. Click on OK to close the dialog box
5. If it is needed, click on OK to save the peak detection parameters.
6. Select drugx in the Components list and repeat steps 2 through 5 for the
target compound. The Detection page should look like the one shown in
Figure 18.
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e. Click on OK to save the settings for D4. The Calibration page should
look like Figure 20.
3. Enter the calibration settings for the target compound, drugx:
a. In the Components list, select drugx.
b. In the Component Type group box, select the Target Compound
option button to specify drugx as the target compound.
c. In the Target Compounds group box, in the ISTD list box select D4 as
the internal standard.
d. Click on OK to save the settings for drugx.
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Figure 20. Calibration page, showing the settings for the internal standard, D4
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Figure 21. Calibration page, showing the settings for the target compound, drugx
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Note. The % Test values for QCs in this example are shown in Table 2.
These are the criteria used in this example to determine whether QCs pass.
You can use any % Test parameters that are appropriate for your particular
application.
d. Press <Tab> twice to create a new row and to advance the cursor to
the second QC Level text box.
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e. Repeat this procedure until you fill in the three QC levels as shown in
Table 2.
Table 2. QC Level Table, showing QC levels, amounts
(in pg/injection), and % Test for drugx
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Figure 23. Levels page, showing the completed Calibration Level and QC Level Tables
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Figure 24. Processing Setup window – Quan view – System Suitability page
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2. In the Sample Reports table, click in the Enable text box to display the
enable check box for the first row. Then, select the Enable check box.
3. Double-click in the Save As text box in the first row of the Sample
Reports table to display the drop down list. Then, select Doc to save the
report as a .doc file.
4. Still in the first row of the Sample Reports table, double click in the
Report Template Name text box. Xcalibur displays the Browse for
Sample Report Templates dialog box. See Figure 26.
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Figure 27. Reports view, showing the sample peak integration report and component
calibration report templates selected
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5. Click on Save to save the Processing Method and close the dialog box.
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Use the Sequence Setup view to add the Processing Method to the Sequence
as follows:
1. in the Xcalibur Home Page window (See Figure 4), click on the Sequence
Setup button to open the Sequence Setup view.
2. Click on the Open (Sequence) toolbar button (or choose File > Open) to
display the Open dialog box. See Figure 30.
3. Browse through the directories to find the Sequence file
C:\Xcalibur\examples\methods\drugx.sld.
4. Select drugx.sld, and then click on Open to select the Sequence file
drugx.sld. Sequence Setup displays the Sequence drugx.sld. See
Figure 31.
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Figure 31. Sequence Setup view, showing the Sequence drugx.sld saved on the C:\ drive.
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e. Click on the Fill Down button in the toolbar. Xcalibur opens the Fill
Down dialog box. See Figure 33.
f. Ensure that the parameters are set to fill rows 2 to 31 of the
Processing Method column with row 1. (Figure 33)
g. Click on OK to change the Processing Method to
C:\Xcalibur\examples\methods\drugx_example.pmd in all rows of the
Sequence. The Sequence should now look like the one shown in
Figure 34.
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Figure 33. Fill Down dialog box, with settings to fill rows 2 to 31 of
the Processing Method column with row 1.
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Figure 34. Drugx Sequence, with drugx_example.pmd selected as the Processing Method
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'JOOJHBO9DBMJCVS _________________________________ Processing the Raw Files and Reviewing Results
1. Use the following procedure to process the raw files and review results:
Process the raw files and open the Quan Browser window as follows:
a. Click on the Quan Browser button in the Xcalibur Home Page or
choose GoTo > Quan Browser in the Sequence Setup view.
Xcalibur displays the Open dialog box.
b. Browse through the directories to find the Sequence
C:\Xcalibur\examples\methods\drugx._example.sld. See Figure 37.
c. Select drugx_example.sld, and then click on Open to open the View
Sample Types dialog box. See Figure 38.
d. Select the Show Standard and QC Sample Types option button and
click on OK. Xcalibur processes the raw files in the Sequence
drugx._example.sld and opens the Quan Browser window. The Quan
Browser window is shown in Figure 39.
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Figure 39. Quan Browser window, with the internal standard D4 selected, showing the
All tab (arrow)
2. Click on the Results Grid view to make it active, then click on the All tab
(see arrow in Figure 39) to display all of the data files.
3. In the Results Grid view, click on the first row to select the first data file.
4. Check the entries in the selected Result Grid row for peak detection and
integration problems. Make sure that the selected data file corresponds to
the correct level and sample type. If necessary, modify the peak
identification, detection or integration parameters in the Processing
Method.
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Note. You can modify the Processing Method in either Processing Setup or
Quan Browser. In Quan Browser you modify the component identification,
detection, and integration settings of the Processing Method in the User Peak
Detection Settings dialog box. To open the User Peak Detection Settings
dialog box, right click on the Chromatogram Plot view and choose User
Peak Detection Settings from the dropdown menu. To save the modified
Processing Method, choose File > Export Method in the Quan Browser
window.
5. Inspect the component peak in the Chromatogram Plot view. Ensure that
Xcalibur found the peak. Xcalibur shades found peaks gray and marks the
starting and ending points with square integration markers. Ensure that
Xcalibur integrated the peak properly. Ensure that the shaded area
accurately represents the contribution of the component to the
chromatogram. If necessary, modify the peak detection or integration
parameters of the Processing Method.
6. Click on the next row in the Results Grid view to select the next data file.
Perform steps 4 and 5 for each data file.
7. Select drugx in the Components list to display the results for the target
compound. Perform steps 3 through 6 for the target compound.
8. Inspect the calibration curve in the Calibration Curve Plot view. Evaluate
the calibration curve according to the criteria used in your laboratory. If
necessary, modify the calibration curve parameters of the Processing
Method. See Figure 40.
Note. You can modify the Processing Method in either Processing Setup or
Quan Browser. In Quan Browser you modify the calibration curve and
calibration levels settings of the Processing Method in the Calibration
Settings dialog box. To open the Calibration Settings dialog box, right click
on the Calibration Curve view and choose Calibration Settings from the
dropdown menu. To save the modified Processing Method, choose File >
Export Method in the Quan Browser window.
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Figure 40. Quan Browser window, with the target compound drugx selected
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Creating Reports
Sequence Setup uses the report templates that you specified in the Reports
view of Processing Setup to create reports in Xcalibur.
To create reports, proceed as follows:
1. Click on the Sequence Setup button in the Xcalibur Home Page to open
the Sequence Setup view.
2. Open the Sequence drugx_example.sld (if it is not already open):
a. Click on the Open Sequence toolbar button (or choose File > Open)
to display the Open dialog box.
b. Browse through the directories to find the Sequence
C:\Xcalibur\examples\methods\drugx_example.sld.
c. Select drugx_example.sld, and then click on Open to open the
Sequence drug_example.sld. See Figure 31.
3. Choose Actions > Batch Reprocess to open the Batch Reprocess
Setup dialog box. See Figure 41.
4. Set the batch reprocess options as shown in Figure 41:
a. Select the Quan, Peak Detection & Integration, Quantitation, Reports,
and Print Sample Reports options.
b. Enter 1-31 in the Process Rows text box.
5. Click on OK to start batch reprocessing and report generation. Xcalibur
exports the reports for each raw file to the C:\Xcalibur\examples\data\
folder. See Figure 42.
Note. Xcalibur exports the reports to the folder where the raw files are
located. In this example the reports and raw files are in the
C:\Xcalibur\examples\data\ folder.
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Sample Reports
This topic contains sample peak integration and component calibration
reports for the drugx_31.raw file. The sample peak integration report is
drugx_31_PeakIntegration2.doc, and the sample component calibration
report is drugx_31_CompCalReport2_ICIS.doc. You specify the report
templates in the Reports view of the Processing Setup window. Refer to the
topic Specifying Report Templates.
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drugx
Study:
Client:
Laboratory:
Company:
Phone:
70 419.30-
MPH: 3.00 421.30] MS
MPH: 3.00 425.30] MS
60 60
SM: 5 drugx_ 31 SM: 5 drugx_ 31
PDAU: Genesis 50 PDAU: Genesis 50
VD: yes 40 VD: yes 40
EPW: 20.00 30 EPW: 20.00 30
CP: no 20 CP:: no 20
ISTD: 10
ISTD: 10
D4 D4
0 0
4 5 4 5
T ime (min) T ime (min)
Study:
Client:
Laboratory:
Company:
Phone:
Component: D4 ISTD: D4
ERT: 4.87 R T : 3.88 - 5.88 S M: 5G ERT: 4.87 R T : 3.88 - 5.88 S M: 5G
R T : 4.88 NL: R T : 4.88 NL:
RTW: 30.00 100 RTW: 30.00 100 2.59E5
2.59E 5
VW: 2.00 90 T IC F : + c
VW: 2.00 90 T IC F : + c
RTR: yes S R M ms 2 RTR: yes 80
S R M ms 2
80
ID: Nearest RT 469.40 [ ID: Nearest RT Relative Abundance 469.40 [
Relative Abundance
70 423.30- 70 423.30-
MPH: 3.00 425.30] MS
MPH: 3.00 425.30] MS
SM: 5 60 SM: 5 60
drugx_ 31 drugx_ 31
PDAU: Genesis 50 PDAU: Genesis 50
VD: yes 40 VD: yes 40
EPW: 20.00 30 EPW: 20.00 30
CP: no 20 CP:: no 20
ISTD: 10
ISTD:
10
- 0
-
0
4 5 4 5
T ime (min) T ime (min)
Identification drugx
Detector Type MS
Filter: + c SRM ms2 [email protected] [ 419.30-421.30]
8
Trace TIC
Quan Masses N/A 7
Retention Time 6
Area Ratio
Expected RT (min) 4.89 5
Window (sec) 30.0
4
View Width (min) 2.00
RT Reference N/A 3
Identification D4
Average R es pons e F actor = 24692.7
Detector Type MS
Filter: + c SRM ms2 [email protected] [ 423.30-425.30] 4500000
Trace TIC
4000000
Quan Masses N/A
3500000
Retention Time
3000000
Expected RT (min) 4.89
Area
Window (sec) 30.0 2500000
Index
detectors
A selecting type, 1-14
drugx
Advanced Parameters dialog box
example, description, 1-3
displaying, 1-24
figure, 1-24
note, 1-23 F
Figures
B Advanced Parameters dialog box, 1-24
calibration curve, 1-2
Batch Reprocess Setup dialog box
Calibration Options dialog box, 1-9
displaying, 1-52
Calibration page, 1-26
figure, 1-53
Chromatography Options dialog box, 1-9
Detection page, 1-22, 1-25
C File Summary Information dialog box, 1-37, 1-45
Fill Down dialog box, 1-43
calibration curve ICIS Advanced Parameters dialog box, 1-24
creating, 1-47 Identification page, 1-8, 1-12, 1-13, 1-15, 1-16, 1-17,
curve types, 1-3 1-18, 1-20
figure, 1-2 integrated chromatogram peak, 1-2
modifying in Quan Browser (Note), 1-50 Levels page, 1-29, 1-32
weighting, 1-3 Open Raw File dialog box, 1-11
calibration levels Quan Browser window, 1-49, 1-51
modifying in Quan Browser (Note), 1-50 quantitation flow diagram, 1-5
specifying, 1-29 Reports view, 1-34, 1-36
table, 1-30 Sample Report Template dialog box, 1-35
Calibration Options dialog box Select Processing Method dialog box, 1-42
displaying, 1-9 Sequence Setup view, 1-41, 1-44
figure, 1-9 System Suitability page, 1-33
Calibration page Xcalibur Home Page, 1-7
displaying, 1-25 File Summary Information dialog box, 1-45
figure, 1-26 displaying, 1-36
chromatograms figure, 1-37
integrated peaks (Figure), 1-2 Fill Down dialog box
selecting trace type, 1-14 displaying, 1-42
chromatography figure, 1-43
specifying LC or GC, 1-8 flow diagram
Chromatography Options dialog box analyzing quantitation data, 1-5
displaying, 1-8
figure, 1-9
component calibration
G
Calibration page, 1-25
GC
entering parameters, 1-25
specifying chromatography by GC, 1-8
components
Genesis peak detection
identification settings, 1-12
note, 1-21
identifying, 1-12
selecting, 1-21
naming, 1-13
D I
ICIS Advanced Parameters dialog box
data files
figure, 1-24
opening, 1-10
note, 1-23
processing, 1-47
ICIS peak detection
Detection page
note, 1-21
displaying, 1-22
selecting, 1-21
figure, 1-22, 1-25
Identification page
detection, peak
displaying, 1-7
entering parameters for, 1-23
figure, 1-8, 1-12, 1-13, 1-15, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18, 1-20
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peak detection R
Detection page, 1-22
entering parameters, 1-21 raw files
modifying parameters in Quan Browser (Note), 1-50 Open Raw File dialog box, 1-11
peak integration opening, 1-10
Detection page, 1-22 processing, 1-47
entering parameters, 1-21 report templates
modifying parameters in Quan Browser (Note), 1-50 description, 1-33
peaks specifying, 1-33
detection parameters, entering, 1-23 reports
integration parameters, entering, 1-22 drugx sample report listing (Figure), 1-53
setting default identification parameters (Note), 1-22 sample reports, 1-54
unresolved, 1-23 specifying templates, 1-33
percent test (Note), 1-30 Reports view
procedures displaying, 1-33
checking system suitability options, 1-32 figure, 1-34, 1-36
choosing the Create Method tab, 1-7 retention time
creating a Processing Method, 1-6 determining, 1-16
determining retention time, 1-16
displaying a spectrum, 1-16
entering component calibration parameters, 1-25 S
entering peak detection parameters, 1-21, 1-23
entering peak integration parameters, 1-21, 1-22 Sample Report Template dialog box
matching scan filters with components, 1-14 figure, 1-35
naming components, 1-13 sample reports, 1-54
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