Interactive Guide
- Select an organic compound from the dropdown.
- Adjust magnetic field ($B$) to sweep trajectories onto the detector slit.
- Hover over any peak on the spectrum graph below to view its chemical formula, structural stability, and peak identity (Base Peak vs Parent Ion).
- Hover over top apparatus elements to inspect hardware physics.
Instrument Controls
0.50 T
Deflect Heavy m/z
Deflect Light m/z
Mass Spectrum Rules
1. Base Peak (100% Height)
The most abundant and chemically stable fragment produced in the ion source.
2. Molecular Ion Peak (M⁺)
The unfragmented parent ion giving the exact total molecular weight of the sample.
Curved Magnetic Sector Diagram
Hover apparatus components to inspect
Component
Detector Spectrum Output
Hover graph peaks to inspect fragment details
Fragment
Peak Type
Mass-to-charge (m/z): 0
Abundance: 0%