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Agilent InfinityLab LC Series 1260 Infinity II FLD User Manual
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Optimizing the Detector
Getting Started and Checkout 88
Starting Your Detector 88
Setting the Chromatographic Conditions 89
Observe the Maxima via the Isoabsorbance Plot 92
Method Development 93
Step 1: Check the LC System for Impurities 94
Step 2: Optimize Limits of Detection and Selectivity 95
Step 3: Set up Routine Methods 104
Example: Optimization for Multiple Compounds 108
Setting the Chromatographic Conditions 108
Evaluating The System Background 114
How to collect spectra with modes SPECTRA ALL IN PEAK and APEX
SPECTRA ONLY 116
Optimization Overview 119
Design Features Help Optimization 121
Check Performance Before You Start 121
Finding the Best Wavelengths 122
A Real Example 123
Finding the Best Signal Amplification 124
FLD Scaling Range and Operating Conditions 125
Changing the Xenon Flash Lamp Frequency 130
Lamp Life Savings 131
Selecting the Best Response Time 132
Reducing Stray Light 135
This chapter provides information on how to optimize the detector.