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Method for factor analysis of GC/MS data

US8266197B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Sandia Corporation · US

Inventors

Mark H. Van Benthem · Middletown, US
Paul G. Kotula · Albuquerque, US
Michael R. Keenan · Sugar Land, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 5, 2010
Grant date	Sep 11, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 22, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2223/611
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The method of the present invention provides a fast, robust, and automated multivariate statistical analysis of gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS) data sets. The method can involve systematic elimination of undesired, saturated peak masses to yield data that follow a linear, additive model. The cleaned data can then be subjected to a combination of PCA and orthogonal factor rotation followed by refinement with MCR-ALS to yield highly interpretable results.

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