Practical Aspects of Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

A single-source reference describing how and why gas chromatography and mass spectrometry instruments work. Describes a wide range of technologies and offers guidance for their optimum use, outlining good practice, routine procedures, and trouble shooting.

GC/MS SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS. Vacuum Systems. Mass Spectrometers. Gas Chromatography. GC/MS Interfacing. Data Systems. ROUTINE GC/MS OPERATION, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES. Gas Chromatography Methods and Techniques Relevant to GC/MS. Mass Spectrometer Operation. Laboratory Practice. Preventive Maintenance. TROUBLESHOOTING FAULTS ON GC/MS SYSTEMS. The GC/MS Instrument Under Fault Conditions. Fault Finding and Nonroutine Maintenance. CHOOSING A GC/MS SYSTEM. Instrument Selection and Evaluation. Bibliography. Index.