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How to optimize the Detector
Introduction 100
Optimization Overview 101
Optimizing for Sensitivity, Selectivity, Linearity and Dispersion 103
Flow Cell Path Length 103
Peak width (response time) 105
Sample and Reference Wavelength and Bandwidth 107
Slit Width 110
Optimizing Spectral Acquisition (DAD only) 112
Margin for Negative Absorbance 112
Optimizing Selectivity 113
Quantifying Coeluting Peaks by Peak Suppression 113
Ratio Qualifiers for Selective Detection of Compound Classes 115
This chapter provides information on how to optimize the detector.