Detectors; Fid; Npd - Agilent Technologies 6890 Series Service Manual

540 Instrument Specifications

Detectors

Detectors
• All detectors are available with electronic control of gases.
• All detectors except the µ-ECD are available with manual control of gases.
• All detectors (manual or electronic) include electronic on/off of all gases.
• Detectors available:
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FID

• 450° C maximum operating temperature
• Automatic flame ignition from the keypad or ChemStation
• Flame out detection
• MDL: <5 pg carbon/s as propane using nitrogen carrier and 0.29 mm jet
• Linear dynamic range: 10

NPD

• 400° C maximum operating temperature
• Automatic baseline adjusting via keypad or ChemStation
• MDL: <0.4 pg N/s, <0.2 pg P/s with azobenzene/malathion mixture
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Flame ionization detector (FID) for packed or capillary columns
Flame ionization detector (FID) optimized for capillary columns
Thermal conductivity detector (TCD)
Electron capture detector (ECD)
Micro-cell electron capture detector (µ-ECD)
Nitrogen-phosphorus detector (NPD) for packed or capillary
columns
Nitrogen-phosphorus detector (NPD) optimized for capillary
columns
Flame photometric detector (FPD), single or dual wavelength
Atomic emission detector (AED)
Mass selective detector (MSD)
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Agilent 6890 Gas Chromatograph Service Manual
(± 10%) with nitrogen carrier and 0.29 mm jet
Jun 2001