
Introducing Gas Chromatography – Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy (GC-VUV)
VUV Analytics
GC-VUV simplifies gas chromatography. Unique VUV spectra enable accurate isomer analysis, shorter GC run times, and deconvolution of co-eluting peaks. VUV data simplicity and automated compound…
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VUV Transfer Line GC
Jonathan Smuts
In his latest blog, Jonathan Smuts details the proper procedure for VUV transfer line connection and how it differs from Agilent’s recommended method.
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One Response Factor to Rule Them All…
Jonathan Smuts, VUV Analytics
When a Relative Response Factor (RRF) is known for a compound within a given Spectral Filter (SF) range, it can be used to calculate RRFs for…
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Handling Analyte Concentration Differentials with Makeup Gas Pressure Programming For GC-VUV
James Diekmann, VUV Analytics
Makeup gas pressure programming can be used to balance wide analyte concentration differences encountered in gas chromatography, allowing for proper compound identification and quantitative analysis by…
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Dilution is Not Always the Solution: The Impact of Makeup Gas Pressure for a VUV Detector for GC
Jack Cochran, VUV Analytics
Jack Cochran describes how dilution with makeup gas impacts analyte residence time in the VUV detector flow cell. Higher makeup gas pressure = higher makeup gas…
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Potential for use of Stable Isotope–Labeled Internal Standards in Gas Chromatography–Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy Methods
[LCGC Blog]: Dr. Kevin A. Schug, University of Texas, Arlington
LCGC blog discusses how SSR values can be used to predict the proportion of co-eluting peaks that can be differentiated. Method is applied to isomer analysis…
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The Simplest Answers Are the Best: VUV Spectroscopy & Constitutional Isomers
Derrell Sloan, Ph.D., Customer Support Manager, VUV Analytics
Customer Support Manager Derrell Sloan explains the fundamentals that enable VUV spectroscopy to differentiate between constitutional isomers.
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GC-VUV and Isomer Analysis: Expanding and Simplifying the Application base for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
Dr. Kevin A. Schug, University of Texas, Arlington
In his plenary talk at ISSS 2017, Dr. Kevin Schug provides an overview of GC-VUV key features across various applications including FAMEs, Aroclor, and designer drug…
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Investigation of gas phase absorption spectral similarity for stable-isotopically-labeled compounds in the 125–240 nm wavelength range
Talanta
Publication describes a study to compare the spectral shape of co-eluting peaks that are isotopically labeled with their non-labeled counterparts. Benzene isotopologues were used as a…
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