The concept of spectral accuracy for MS.
Though MS has always appeared to be quite different from spectroscopy to analytical chemists who are familiar with both, a careful examination from historical and theoretical perspectives reveals a striking similarity between the two. With the introduction of spectral accuracy, a companion concept to the better known mass accuracy, new capabilities previously thought unfeasible can now be enabled for MS. (To listen to a podcast about this article, please go to the Analytical Chemistry multimedia page at pubs.acs.org/page/ancham/audio/index.html .).
Wang
Yongdong
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Cerno Bioscience,Danbury, CT 06810, USA. yongdong.wang@cernobioscience.com
Gu
Ming
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D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D015203:Reproducibility of Results