Calculation of Chromatographic parameters in gcms software

[soccerdad007]

I have a 5973 system with version 1701DA (I think!!) of the software . It is a GPIB based system.

I want to produce some control charts to help determine when the system is going to need more than just preventative maintenance. Unfortunately lots of people run different things at different times so it is difficult to assess how the gc-ms is working based on the last set of results.

I was going to run something like C7-C12 hydrocarbons which is perhaps the most common analysis we do and then tabulate parameters such as resolution, plates etc on a regular basis and use them to guide us as to when the system is going off the rails.

Using the software I couldn't find anyway to print out peak widths (1/2 height or base width etc) or even tabulate parameters such as resolution etc. Is there a simple way to do this on a regular basis. I hope that it doesn't involve macros. I am willing to take the results and calculate these parameters in Excel but it isn't giving me the peak widths

I know that this is easy to do in GC and LC/LCMS Chemstation
Thanks in advance

[chemstation]

AMDIS has functionality that can do what you want, no need to learn macros,

as seen in

http://chemdata.nist.gov/mass-spc/amdis/page11.htm

the AMDIS homepage is at http://chemdata.nist.gov/

where you can download and use AMDIS for free!

Alex