Vladimir Dobrushkin
https://math.uri.edu/~dobrush/

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Wave-length Transfer Matrix

Matrices have long been used to solve complex problems, and technology today is making even more applications involving matrices possible. One possibility is a Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization (MALDI). Another is applying a Wave-length Transfer Matrix (WTM) on certain communications network systems.

Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization (MALDI)

MALDI is an innovative new technique that uses a group of compounds to emit a certain matrix of wavelengths. These matrices can be used to create ions from larger molecules and yield minimum fragmentation. The 3 most common molecules used as matrices are:

3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (sinapinic acid)
α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (α-CHCA, alpha-cyano or alpha-matrix)
2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB)

All three of these molecules contain the wavelengths 337 nm and 355 nm in their matrices, while 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB) and 3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (sinapinic acid) contain 266nm as well. Determining the exact effect a Matrix has on ionization potentials of the molecules used as samples is still undetermined, and therefore there is no known equations to predict the number and size of molecules in a sample.