MS Sensor 3.0

Agilent Technologies 5973/75 MSD Instrument Driver

The Agilent Technologies 5975 Mass Selective Detector (MSD) is a high-performance bench-top quadrupole mass spectrometer. The MS Sensor software enables the older 5973N and 5975 MSDs to perform continuous process analysis.

Instrument Configuration

The MS Sensor software provides a simple interface for user configuration. The user only needs to specify the masses of interest and the proper tune file to configure the 5973/75 for a run. The software automatically sets other instrumental parameters. Advanced users can easily override the default parameters using the "Advanced" dialog.

Advanced Configuration

The Advanced Configuration dialog allows advanced users to override the default instrument settings for the 5973/75 MSD:

Instrument Diagnostics and Tuning

The MS Sensor software provides a customized version of the 5973/75 MSD manual tune window. The manual tune window is used to tune the MSD, vent or pump down the vacuum system, and perform instrument diagnostics. The 5973/75 can be tuned using one of the autotune algorithms, or it can be manually tuned by an experienced user.

The MS Sensor software provides an exclusive hydrogen tune function that optimizes the response of the 5973/75 for low-mass gases like hydrogen.

Data Analysis

The 5973/75 instrument driver can be configured to create a "data.ms" file that contains the raw mass-spectral data acquired during a run. This file can be loaded directly into the Agilent Technologies MSD ChemStation data analysis module to perform library searches, spectral manipulations, and other data analysis functions.

MSD ChemStation Requirements

The 5973N instrument driver requires that version D.00.00, or later, of the Agilent Technologies MSD ChemStation be installed and operational prior to installing the MS Sensor software.

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