Set Parameters for MassCube

Parameter Value Explanation
ion_mode MS ion mode | "positive" or "negative"
ms_type type of MS | "orbitrap" "qtof" "tripletof" or "others"
is_centroid whether the raw data is centroid data | "yes" or "no"
mz_lower_limit lower limit of m/z in Da
mz_upper_limit upper limit of m/z in Da
rt_lower_limit lower limit of retention time in minutes
rt_upper_limit upper limit of retention time in minutes
ms1_abs_int_tol absolute intensity threshold for MS1 | recommend 30000 for Orbitrap and 1000 for QTOF
ms2_abs_int_tol absolute intensity threshold for MS2 | recommend 10000 for Orbitrap and 500 for QTOF
mz_tol_ms1 m/z tolerance for MS1 | default is 0.01
mz_tol_ms2 m/z tolerance for MS2 | default is 0.015
scan_scan_cor_tol scan-to-scan correlation tolerance for feature grouping | default is 0.7
mz_tol_alignment m/z tolerance for alignment | default is 0.01
rt_tol_alignment RT tolerance for alignment | default is 0.2
correct_rt whether to perform RT correction
merge_features whether to clean feature table by merging features with almost the same m/z and RT
ms2_library_path path to the MS2 library (.msp or .pickle)
ms2_sim_tol MS2 similarity tolerance
consider_rt whether to consider RT information for MS2 matching | "yes" or "no"
rt_tol_annotation RT tolerance for MS2 annotation | default is 0.2 minutes
fuzzy_search whether to perform fuzzy search
sample_normalization whether to normalize the data based on total sample amount/concentration
signal_normalization whether to run feature-wised normalization to correct systematic signal drift
run_statistics whether to perform statistical analysis
plot_bpc whether to plot base peak chromatograms
plot_ms2 whether to plot mirror plots for MS2 matching
plot_normalization whether to the normalization results
quant_method value for quantification and output | "peak_height" "peak_area" or "top_average"