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+SpectraMergerMerges spectra (each MS level separately), increasing S/N ratios.
version1.10.0
Version of the tool that generated this parameters file.
++1Instance '1' section for 'SpectraMerger'
in
Input mzML file.input file*.mzML
out
Output mzML file with merged spectra.output file*.mzML
merging_methodblock_method
Method of merging which should be used.precursor_method,block_method
log
Name of log file (created only when specified)
debug0
Sets the debug level
threads1
Sets the number of threads allowed to be used by the TOPP tool
no_progressfalse
Disables progress logging to command linetrue,false
testfalse
Enables the test mode (needed for internal use only)true,false
+++algorithmAlgorithm section for merging spectra
mz_binning_width0.0001
Max m/z distance of two peaks to be merged.0:∞
mz_binning_width_unitDa
Unit in which the distance between two peaks is given.Da,ppm
sort_blocksRT_ascending
Sort blocks by before merging them (useful for precursor order)RT_ascending, RT_descending
++++block_method
ms_levels[1]
Merge spectra of this level. All spectra with other MS levels remain untouched.1:∞
rt_block_size5
Maximum number of scans to be summed up.1:∞
rt_max_length0
Maximum RT size of the block in seconds (0.0 = no size restriction).0:100000000000
++++precursor_method
mz_tolerance0.0001
Max m/z distance of the precursor entries of two spectra to be merged in [Da].0:∞
rt_tolerance5
Max RT distance of the precursor entries of two spectra to be merged in [s].0:∞