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Safety information ............................................................................................... iii
General............................................................................................................... iii
Biological hazard................................................................................................ iii
Chemical hazard................................................................................................ iii
High temperature hazard................................................................................... iv
High voltage hazard............................................................................................. v
Safety symbols ..................................................................................................... v
Consignes de sécurité ......................................................................................... vi
Généralités.......................................................................................................... vi
Risques biologiques............................................................................................. vi
Risques chimiques .............................................................................................. vi
Risques de brûlure............................................................................................ vii
Risques d’électrocution..................................................................................... vii
Pictogrammes de sécurité................................................................................. vii
GCT Premier mass spectrometer information ........................................... viii
Intended use..................................................................................................... viii
Calibration .......................................................................................................... ix
1 Instrument Description ........................................................................ 1-1
Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1-2
Ion source ........................................................................................................... 1-3
Electron ionization/chemical ionization (EI/CI) outer source assembly ....... 1-3
Field ionization/field desorption ionization (FI/FD) outer source assembly. 1-3
Inner source assembly..................................................................................... 1-4
Inlets .................................................................................................................... 1-6
GC interface for EI/CI ..................................................................................... 1-6
GC interface for FI/FD..................................................................................... 1-6
Direct insertion (DI) probe.............................................................................. 1-6
Direct chemical ionization (DCI) probe .......................................................... 1-6
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