Computer identification of mass spectraa

Abstract

Automation of the interpretation of unknown mass spectra is a necessity in many laboratories. Two types of computer programs have been developed for this; &“retrieval” systems compare the unknown against a file of reference spectra, while &“interpretation&” programs identify various molecular features to aid the interpreter. Particular emphasis here will be placed on systems of each of these types developed at Cornell, the &“Probability Based Matching&” and & “Self-Training Interpretive and Retrieval System”. © 1978, Walter de Gruyter. All rights reserved.