A double plasma gas chromatography injector and detector |
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Authors: | Naji Omar P Manz Andreas |
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Affiliation: | Imperial College London, Department of Chemistry, London, UK. |
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Abstract: | A direct-current, chip-based plasma has been used for gas sample injection in gas chromatography. A second identical plasma chip has been used as the excitation source for an optical emission detector. The first plasma is normally continually sustained during operation, causing continuous ionisation/fragmentation of the sample, whilst the second plasma records the optical emission downstream. For injection, the first plasma is briefly interrupted, introducing a "plug" of unmodified sample into the system. Injection plug sizes of between 5 and 50 [micro sign]l have been reproducibly obtained, although significantly smaller volumes may be possible with the use of smaller cross-section columns, lower flow rates and/or shorter plasma interruption times. |
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