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Enumerations

31. Enumerations​

31.1 Analyzer Type​

ValueNameDescription
0ITMSIon Trap Mass Spectrometer
1TQMSTriple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
2SQMSSingle Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
3TOFMSTime-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer
4FTMSFourier Transform Mass Spectrometer (Orbitrap)
5SectorMagnetic Sector

31.2 Polarity​

ValueNameSymbol
0Negative-
1Positive+

31.3 Scan Mode​

ValueNameSymbol
0Centroidc
1Profilep

31.4 MS Power (MSn Order)​

ValueNameDescription
0Undefined
1MS1Full scan (no fragmentation)
2MS2Tandem MS (one fragmentation)
3MS3MS³
.........
8MS8MS⁸

31.5 Scan Type​

ValueName
0Full
1Zoom
2SIM
3SRM
4CRM
6Q1
7Q3

31.6 Ionization Mode​

ValueNameDescription
0EIElectron Ionization
1CIChemical Ionization
2FABIFast Atom Bombardment
3ESIElectrospray Ionization
4APCIAtmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization
5NSINanospray Ionization
6TSIThermospray Ionization
7FDIField Desorption Ionization
8MALDIMatrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization
9GDIGlow Discharge Ionization

31.7 Activation Method​

ValueNameDescription
1HCDHigher-energy Collisional Dissociation
4CIDCollision-Induced Dissociation

Other non-zero byte-24 values decode as unknown and produce no activation term. ETD and EThcD are not byte-24 values; they come from preamble byte 120 (section 22.5).