MassLynx is a software package to control analytical equipment produced by
Waters Corporation
Waters Corporation is an American publicly traded analytical laboratory instrument and software company headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts. The company employs more than 7,800 people, with manufacturing facilities located in Milford, Taunto ...
.
It was developed to simplify interaction with
mass spectrometry
Mass spectrometry (MS) is an analytical technique that is used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of ions. The results are presented as a ''mass spectrum'', a plot of intensity as a function of the mass-to-charge ratio. Mass spectrometry is used ...
equipment.
It is used to control equipment including
liquid chromatography
In chemical analysis, chromatography is a laboratory technique for the separation of a mixture into its components. The mixture is dissolved in a fluid solvent (gas or liquid) called the ''mobile phase'', which carries it through a system ...
systems such as the ACQUITY UPLC series of UHPLC systems and
mass spectrometers
Mass spectrometry (MS) is an analytical technique that is used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of ions. The results are presented as a '' mass spectrum'', a plot of intensity as a function of the mass-to-charge ratio. Mass spectrometry is us ...
such as the Xevo TQ-S.
MassLynx is used for hardware control, creating, editing and executing run sequences as well as configuration of acquisition methods. Data treatment is performed in other software such as
TargetLynx or
ChromaLynx.
References
External links
MassLynx on Waters website
{{science-software-stub
Chromatography software