Preface; About Your System - Thermo Scientific ISQ 7000 Hardware Manual

Preface

About Your System

Thermo Scientific
This guide contains detailed information about maintaining and troubleshooting the
ISQ 7000 mass spectrometer.
Contents
• About Your System
• Related Documentation
• System Requirements
• Safety and Special Notices
• Hydrogen Safety Precautions
• Hazardous Substances Precautions
• Contacting Us
Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) represents a combination of two powerful
analytical techniques: GC, which acts as a separation technique, and MS, which acts as a de-
tection technique. Complex mixtures of individual compounds can be injected into the GC,
either manually or by an autosampler and then separated for presentation to the MS. The MS
will generate a mass spectrum of the GC eluate and its components. The mass spectrum can
then be used for qualitative identification as well as accurate and precise quantification of the
individual compounds present in the sample.
WARNING Thermo Scientific systems operate safely and reliably under carefully
controlled environmental conditions. If the equipment is used in a manner not specified
by the manufacturer, the protections provided by the equipment might be impaired. If
you maintain a system outside the specifications listed in this guide, failures of many
types, including personal injury or death, might occur. The repair of instrument failures
caused by operation in a manner not specified by the manufacturer is specifically excluded
from the standard warranty and service contract coverage.
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