SIEVE User Guide
SIEVE User Guide
SIEVE User Guide
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Finding the Highest Peaks<br />
B Understanding the Framing Process<br />
Finding the Highest Peaks<br />
After alignment is complete, framing begins with the most intense MS peak. To find the first<br />
most intense peak, imagine a flat plane being lowered vertically over the 3D plot until a<br />
cluster of peaks with the highest intensity is found, triggering the creation of a frame. This<br />
iterative process is similar to the way data-dependent scanning operates in which the<br />
intensities of the MS peaks trigger MS/MS events. Using a proprietary algorithm (Recursive<br />
Base Peak Framing), <strong>SIEVE</strong> draws a frame around this cluster, which includes peaks from<br />
both the control and treatment samples (see Figure 24). The width and length of each frame<br />
depends on user-defined parameters selected before starting the <strong>SIEVE</strong> process, but the<br />
program suggests default values based on the type of instrument used to acquire the data.<br />
Figure 24. Finding peaks<br />
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