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The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/caf\/mass-spectrometry-at-reading-caf\/orbitrap-mass-analyser\">Orbitrap mass analyser<\/a>\u00a0is used to attain mass measurements where the typical mass error is 1-3 ppm with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/caf\/mass-spectrometry-at-reading-caf\/external-calibrasion\">external calibration<\/a>\u00a0(an internal\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/caf\/mass-spectrometry-at-reading-caf\/lock-mass\">lock mass<\/a>\u00a0can be defined to lower the mass error to typically 1 ppm). The resolution attained from the Orbitrap mass analyser is dependent on ion residency time and can be set to between 7,500 &#8211; 100,000\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/caf\/mass-spectrometry-at-reading-caf\/fwhm\">FWHM<\/a>, typically the instrument is run with a resolution of 30,000 unless the analysis demands it be increased. The Orbitrap instrument is capable of carrying out ion selection and fragmentation (MS\/MS, MS<sup>n<\/sup>), ions can be fragmented via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/caf\/mass-spectrometry-at-reading-caf\/cid\">CID<\/a>\u00a0or HCD, fragmentation experiments can be run in a user defined method or via data dependant algorithms.<\/p>\n<p>Ionisation is via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/caf\/mass-spectrometry-at-reading-caf\/electrospray-ionisation\">Electrospray Ionisation<\/a>\u00a0(ESI) or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/caf\/mass-spectrometry-at-reading-caf\/atmospheric-pressure-chemical-ionisation\">Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionisation<\/a>\u00a0(APCI). Samples are introduced to the instrument via direct infusion or HPLC gradient elution. 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