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7.4.2
Plasma start-up
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7.4.3
Operating limits of the detector
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7.4.3.1
Emission line intensity
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7.4.3.2
Plasma pressure
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7.4.3.3
Microwave power
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7.4.3.4
Quartz tube diameter
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7.4.3.5
Optical system
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7.4.3.6
Slit width
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7.4.3.7
Upper limit of detection
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7.4.3.8
Type and amount of scavenger gas
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7.4.3.9
Linear dynamic range of the detector
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7.4.3.10
Linear dynamic range for hydrogen
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7.4.4
Selectivity
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7.4.4.1
Selectivity to
H,
0
and
N
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7.4.4.2
Selectivity to carbon
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7.5
Conclusions
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7.6
Description of the Hewlett Packard
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7.6.1
Gas chromatograph and transfer line
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7.6.2
Microwave cavity, discharge tube and gas flow system
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7.6.3
The photodiode array spectrometer
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7.6.4
Computerized control and data treatment
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7.6.5
Characteristics
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7.7
Typical applications
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7.7.1
Multi-element SimDist ses
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7.7.1.1
Multi-element SimDist sohare
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7.7.1.2
Linear dynamic ranges
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7.7.1.3
Simdist results
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Determination of chlorine-containing compounds
in
the ethylene
oxide process
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Determination of oxygenates in gasoline
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Determination of metal porphyrins in crude oils
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7.7.2
7.7.3
7.7.4
7.7.5
Determination of noble gases in natural gas
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7.5
Conclusion
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7.9
References
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Chapter
8
.
The sulfur chemiluminescence detector
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R.S.
Hutte
8.1
Introduction
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8.2
Sulfur-selective detectors for gas chromatography
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8.3
The sulfur chemiluminescence detector
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8.4
Performance characteristics of the
SCD
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8.5
Factors influencing the sensitivity and selectivity
of
the
SCD
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8.6
Flameless sulfur chemiluminescence
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8.7
Column selection and sampling techniques
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8.8
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