8 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Manual
1 Introduction
Abbreviations Used
The abbreviations in Table 1 are used in discussing this product. They are
collected here for convenience.
Table 1 Abbreviations
Abbreviation Definition
AC Alternating current
ALS Automatic liquid sampler
BFB Bromofluorobenzene (calibrant)
CC Collision cell
CI Chemical ionization
CID Collision induced dissociation
DC Direct current
DFTPP Decafluorotriphenylphosphine (calibrant)
DIP Direct insertion probe
EI Electron impact
EM Electron multiplier (detector)
EMV Electron multiplier voltage
EPC Electronic pneumatic control
eV Electron volt
GC Gas chromatograph
HED High-energy dynode (refers to detector and its power supply)
id Inside diameter
LAN Local Area Network
LCP Local control panel
m/z Mass to charge ratio
MFC Mass flow controller