GC/MS analysis [Air Monitoring Methods, 2007]

Published in the series Air Monitoring Methods, Vol. 10 (2007) The article contains sections titled: Introduction Ionisation methods Electron ionisation (EI) Chemical ionisation (CI) Inlet systems Direct inlet Directly coupled GC/MS Membrane inlet Combination with other detectors Vacuum systems Diffusion pumps Turbomolecular pumps Ion getter pumps Analysers Quadrupoles Ion traps Time-of-flight mass spectrometers Scanning techniques Recording full-scan spectra Recording individual masses (SIM/MID) MS/MS tandem mass spectrometry Detection systems Multipliers with separate electrodes Channeltrons Photomultipliers Analysis of GC/MS data Explanation of terms Full scan MS/MS Quantification Examples Operating a GC/MS system Tuning Instrumental malfunctions Chemical interferences Keywords: gas chromatography; mass spectrometry; ionisation methods; vacuum systems; analysers; air analysis; workplace measurement; occupational monitoring; measurement procedure; hazardous substance; air sampling