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US 7,411,183 B2Granted
User customizable plate handling for MALDI mass spectrometry
AssigneeAgilent Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGregor T. Overney, Bryan D. Miller
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AssigneeAgilent Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGregor T. Overney, Bryan D. Miller
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Methods for specifying the layout of a MALDI sample plate are provided. In general, the methods involve creating a file containing sample plate layout parameters that describe the layout of a MALDI sample plate, and storing the file on a computer readable medium prior to placement of the MALDI sample plate into a MALDI ion source. In many embodiments, the file includes information about the size or shape of the sample plate, or information about the size, shape or position of a sample on the sample plate. In many embodiments, a MALDI sample plate is placed in a MALDI ion source and a stored layout file for the sample plate is accessed and used to position an area of the sample plate in a laser beam. The subject methods, kits and apparatus find use in a variety of different mass spectrometry applications.
A method of positioning a sample on a MALDI sample plate in a laser beam, comprising:
A method for positioning a MALDI sample plate in a MALDI ion source with respect to a laser beam, comprising:
A method for operating a MALDI ion source, comprising:
A method of preparing a sample, comprising:
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