Upgrade of mass spectrometer facility

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请是维克森林大学医学院的研究人员提出的要求，他们希望通过在我们的设施中添加Q-TOF Ultima Hybrid质谱仪来升级我们的质谱仪设施。新型质谱仪将为我们提供质量更好的质谱。新仪器将扩大我们分析复杂脂质、蛋白质和代谢物的能力。我们目前的仪器是Quattro II串联四极杆质谱仪，于1995年安装，并为我们提供了良好的服务，但不具备更现代仪器的能力。新的质谱仪将提供1)显著提高检测灵敏度，2)更高的分辨率，3)更高的质量测量精度，4)更高的可靠性，以及5)与新一代软件的兼容性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is a request from investigators at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine to upgrade our mass spectrometer facility by adding a Q-TOF Ultima Hybrid mass spectrometer to our facility. The new mass spectrometer will give us better quality mass spectra. The new instrument will expand our ability to analyze complex lipids, proteins and metabolites. Our present instrument, a Quattro II tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer, was installed in 1995 and has served us well, but does not have the capabilities of more modern instruments. The new mass spectrometer will provide 1) a significant increase in detection sensitivity, 2) higher resolution, 3) greater accuracy of mass measurement, 4) increased reliability, and 5) compatibility with new generations of software.