Method, system, and device for optimizing an FTMS variable
AssigneeSiemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
InventorDean Davis
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Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method for automatically optimizing an FTMS. The method can comprise a plurality of potential activities, some of which can be automatically, repeatedly, and/or nestedly performed, and some of which follow. A composite amplitude relating to an FTMS spectral output signal for each of a plurality of FTMS samples can be obtained, each of the samples having an substantially similar number of molecules. The FTMS variable can be changed repeatedly and the composite amplitude re-obtained until a value of an optimization parameter substantially converges, the optimization parameter a function of the composite amplitude.
Claims39
A method for automatically optimizing an FTMS variable, comprising:
- for a plurality of FTMS samples each having a substantially similar number of molecules, repeatedly and automatically:
- obtaining a plurality of data sets, each data set from the plurality of data sets obtained by:
- applying a trapping plate voltage to at least one trapping plate of an FTMS cell;
- and
- measuring a composite amplitude of an FTMS spectral output signal;
- for the plurality of data sets, determining a variance for the composite amplitude;
- and
- changing an FTMS variable;
- until the variance is substantially minimized.
A method for automatically optimizing an FTMS variable, comprising:
- for a plurality of FTMS samples each having a substantially similar number of molecules, repeatedly and automatically:
- obtaining a plurality of data sets, each data set from the plurality of data sets obtained by:
- applying a trapping plate voltage to at least one trapping plate of an FTMS cell;
- and
- measuring a composite amplitude of an FTMS spectral output signal;
- and
- changing an FTMS variable;
- until the composite amplitude is substantially maximized.
A method comprising a plurality of activities comprising:
- automatically and repeatedly:
- changing an ionizing current flux applied to an FTMS sample;
- and
- determining if a composite amplitude of an FTMS spectral output signal changes approximately linearly in response to said changing activity;
- until a maximum linearly-responsive ionizing current flux is found.
A method for automatically optimizing an FTMS variable, comprising:
- automatically and repeatedly:
- obtaining a composite amplitude relating to an FTMS spectral output signal for each of a plurality of FTMS samples, each of the samples having an substantially similar number of molecules;
- determining a value of an optimization parameter, the optimization parameter a function of the composite amplitude;
- changing an FTMS variable;
- until the value of the optimization parameter substantially converges on a convergence target.
A machine-readable medium containing instructions for activities comprising:
- automatically and repeatedly:
- obtaining a composite amplitude relating to an FTMS spectral output signal corresponding to a plurality of FTMS samples, each of the samples having an substantially similar number of molecules;
- determining a value of an optimization parameter, the optimization parameter a function of the composite amplitude;
- changing an FTMS variable;
- until the value of the optimization parameter substantially converges on a convergence target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.