Portable gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer
Abstract
A gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS) is described for use as a field portable organic chemical analysis instrument. The GC-MS is designed to be contained in a standard size suitcase, weighs less than 70 pounds, and requires less than 600 watts of electrical power at peak power (all systems on). The GC-MS includes: a conduction heated, forced air cooled small bore capillary gas chromatograph, a small injector assembly, a self-contained ion/sorption pump vacuum system, a hydrogen supply, a dual computer system used to control the hardware and acquire spectrum data, and operational software used to control the pumping system and the gas chromatograph. This instrument incorporates a modified commercial quadrupole mass spectrometer to achieve the instrument sensitivity and mass resolution characteristic of laboratory bench top units. 4 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of California (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 242573
- Patent Number(s):
- 5525799
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-225,111
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 11 Jun 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 40 CHEMISTRY; MASS SPECTROMETERS; DESIGN; EXTRACTION COLUMNS; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS; ACCURACY
Citation Formats
Andresen, B D, Eckels, J D, Kimmons, J F, and Myers, D W. Portable gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer. United States: N. p., 1996.
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Andresen, B D, Eckels, J D, Kimmons, J F, & Myers, D W. Portable gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer. United States.
Andresen, B D, Eckels, J D, Kimmons, J F, and Myers, D W. Tue .
"Portable gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer". United States.
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abstractNote = {A gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS) is described for use as a field portable organic chemical analysis instrument. The GC-MS is designed to be contained in a standard size suitcase, weighs less than 70 pounds, and requires less than 600 watts of electrical power at peak power (all systems on). The GC-MS includes: a conduction heated, forced air cooled small bore capillary gas chromatograph, a small injector assembly, a self-contained ion/sorption pump vacuum system, a hydrogen supply, a dual computer system used to control the hardware and acquire spectrum data, and operational software used to control the pumping system and the gas chromatograph. This instrument incorporates a modified commercial quadrupole mass spectrometer to achieve the instrument sensitivity and mass resolution characteristic of laboratory bench top units. 4 figs.},
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