Data Acquisition and Instrument Control

	Acquisition and control are performed by close-coupled microprocessor communication over an industry standard VME bus.
		500 KHz digitisation rate using advanced DSP technology - provides for excellent peak definition irrespective of scan speed
		1,000,000:1 high dynamic range between successive digitised samples - allows for the smallest and largest components in a sample to be detected in a single analysis.
		22 bit precision DACs for analyser control - provides high stability and accuracy to better than 1ppm
		32 bit parallel VME bus - allows for fast data transfer and is ideal for system expansion

    Acquisition Controls

		High resolution digital scope for tuning optimisation
		Interactive real time reports for experiment progress monitoring
		Analogue and digital scanning control at low and high resolution magnet scanning and linear ESA scan capability
		Computerised peak match for highest accuracy mass measurement
		Peak profiling and SIM/SDM - electric and magnetic field switching for increased sensitivity and specificity
		Metastable scan and hybrid control - precursor, parent and constant neutral loss scan sequencer software for different scans to be performed in the same experiment for structural elucidation
		Full control of GC and LC
		Automation for unattended batch analysis - a unique graphical flowchart simplifies generation of acquisition and processing sequences - includes integrated control of GC and LC autosamplers for high sample throughput

    Powerful Processing Capabilities

		Browsers for nominal, exact and uncentroided data - for rapid interactive processing of large data sets - peak match software, comprehensive Electrospray package and peak profiling SIM analysis
		Peak detection - automated, based on mass, TIC or target compound library
		Library search - rapid compound identification and structure assignment - high resolution data processing for atomic composition and theoretical calculations
		Comprehensive Quantitation Module
		Tailored application packages - including complete EPA 1613 method definition, peptide toolkit and glow discharge, providing an unrivalled level of assistance and ease of use
		Other utilities, for example, chromatograms, spectra, mass listing, subtraction and averaging routines also provide high quality presentation and data enhancement
		Spreadsheet software for customised reports, PC emulation and an extensive range of third party software from LIMS through to DTP is available

    Flexible Networking

	Mach3Xe is designed for simple integration into any laboratory network:
		Standard ethernet interface for fast data transmission over LAN
		TCP/IP and NIS to communicate with LIMS and corporate computing facilities
		Data conversion routines available for most MS systems allowing connectivity to several mass spectrometers
		PCs and X-terminals can provide low cost additional processing workstations and easy system expansion
		NetCDF (Network Common Data Format) allows data exchange between all systems