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
DC Direct current
DFTPP Decafluorotriphenylphosphine (calibrant)
DIP Direct insertion probe
EI Electron impact
EPC Electronic pneumatic control
eV Electron volt
GC Gas chromatograph
id Inside diameter
IRM Internal Reference Mass
LAN Local Area Network
m/z Mass to charge ratio
MFC Mass flow controller
MS Mass spectrometer
MS1 Front quadrupole
NCI Negative chemical ionization
OFN Octafluoronaphthalene (sample)