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User Manual Micro-GC
Varian, Inc.
DETECTOR
TCD
The Micro-GC is equipped with a thermal conductivity detector (TCD). This detector
responds to the difference in thermal conductivity between the carrier gas and the
sample components. The construction of a TCD is such that the changing thermal
conductivity of the carrier gas stream, due to components present, is compared to the
thermal conductivity of a constant reference gas stream.
DMD
The Differential Mobility Detector, DMD, is fully integrated into a Analytical channel.
Differential Mobility Detection is an advanced form of Ion Mobility Spectroscopy (IMS). It
uses a drift tube under atmospheric and thermally constant conditions. See for more
details chapter
The difference mobility detector