MSA ALTAIR 5X PID Operating Manual page 77

COMPOUND NAME Display Name Synonym(s)
trichloroethylene TCE
trimethylamine TEN
trimethylbenzene,
123MEBNZ
1,2,3-
trimethylbenzene,
124MEBNZ
1,2,4-
trimethylbenzene,
135MEBNZ
1,3,5-
turpentine - crude
TURPS-CS
sulfite
turpentine - pure
TURPS-PG
gum
vinyl acetate VNYLACET
vinyl bromide VBRM
vinyl chloride VCM
vinylcyclohexane VYLCYHEX
vinylidene chloride VDC
xylene, m- M-XYLENE
xylene, o- O-XYLENE
xylene, p- P-XYLENE
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CAS Number
79-01-6
TEN 121-44-8
526-73-8
95-63-6
108-67-8
Pinenes (85%) +
8006-64-2
other diisoprenes
Pinenes (85%) +
8006-64-2
other diisoprenes
108-05-4
Bromoethylene 593-60-2
Chloroethylene,
75-01-4
VCM
VCH 695-12-5
1,1-DCE, dichlo-
75-35-4
roethene, 1,1-
1,3-Dimethylben-
108-38-3
zene
1,2-Dimethylben-
95-47-6
zene
1,4-Dimethylben-
106-42-3
zene
ALTAIR 5X PID
PID Response Factor Table
Ioniza-
Chemical
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tion
Formula
Potential
9.47
C6H15N 7.53
C9H12 8.42
C9H12 8.27
C9H12 8.4
C10H16
C10H16
C4H6O2 9.19
C2H3Br 9.8
C2H3Cl 9.99
C8H14 9.51
C2H2Cl2 9.81
C8H10 8.56
C8H10 8.56
C8H10 8.44
RF
10.6eV
lamp
0.5
0.83
0.49
0.43
0.34
1
0.45
1.3
0.4
1.8
0.54
0.8
0.53
0.54
0.5
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