GAS GC-IMS, User Manual

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GC-IMS
– User Manual
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The gas sample is introduced into the system by sucking it into the sample in port at
the front of the housing.
Figure 7: Six-Port Valve - Position Fill Loop and Inject
The sample is carried via the heated 6-port-valve (T3) to the GC-Column. In the default
position of the 6-port-valve the carrier gas permanently flushes the multi capillary
column. The sample gas is pumped through the loop by the pump
P . This phase is
called “Fill Loop”. In this position the sample gas from the Sample In socket is directly
routed to the Sample Out socket.
For routing the sample gas in the loop to the GC-Column and to the IMS, the 6-port-
valve is switched to the second position. The carrier gas now transports the sample
gas into the loop and further to the GC-Column, where the substances in the sample
gas are separated by time. The eluting substances are introduced into the ionization
region of the IMS and leave the system via the Gas Out socket.
The carrier gas stream now transports the sample gas to the multi GC-column, where
the substances in the sample gas are separated by time. The eluting substances are
introduced into the ionization region of the IMS and leave the system via the Gas Out
socket.
INFORMATION!
In the event of a power failure, check the position of the valve
position. The basic setting must be set to
Fill Loop
.