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    • NIST DART-MS Forensics Database (is-CID)

    Metadata Updated: September 30, 2025

    The NIST DART-MS Forensics Database is an evaluated collection of in-source collisionally-induced dissociation (is-CID) mass spectra of compounds of interest to the forensics community (e.g. seized drugs, cutting agents, etc.). The is-CID mass spectra were collected using Direct Analysis in Real-Time (DART) Mass Spectrometry (MS), either by NIST scientists or by contributing agencies noted per compound. The database is provided as a general-purpose structure data file (.SDF). For users on Windows operating systems, the .SDF format library can be converted to NIST MS Search format using Lib2NIST and then explored using NIST MS Search v2.4 for general mass spectral analysis. These software tools can be downloaded at https://chemdata.nist.gov. The database is now (09-28-2021) also provided in R data format (.RDS) for use with the R programming language. This database, also commonly referred to as a library, is one in a series of high-quality mass spectral libraries/databases produced by NIST (see NIST SRD 1a, https://dx.doi.org/10.18434/T4H594).

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date February 19, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date September 30, 2025
    Data Update Frequency irregular

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from Commerce Non Spatial Data.json Harvest Source

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date February 19, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date September 30, 2025
    Publisher National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Maintainer
    Identifier ark:/88434/mds2-2313
    Language en
    Data Last Modified 2020-10-20 00:00:00
    Category Chemistry:Analytical chemistry
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency irregular
    Bureau Code 006:55
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 4cb18959-bbe0-4e0c-ac49-7ad0e09cdd34
    Harvest Source Id bce99b55-29c1-47be-b214-b8e71e9180b1
    Harvest Source Title Commerce Non Spatial Data.json Harvest Source
    Homepage URL https://data.nist.gov/od/id/mds2-2313
    License https://www.nist.gov/open/license
    Program Code 006:045
    Replaces ark:/88434/mds2-2313
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 18a9c022ca8621f15e3595e4bfff9adbe553ca3cc5b3b785e4e374718e763db5
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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