Troubleshooting
Improve your GC-MS troubleshooting skills with training designed to help you diagnose and fix common issues. Learn to resolve peak tailing, signal loss, spectral inconsistencies, ion source contamination, vacuum leaks, and tuning failures for accurate results. Ideal for professionals in pharmaceuticals, environmental testing, food safety, and forensics. Start learning today to keep your GC-MS system running at peak performance!
GC-MS Leak Detection
If it is expected that there is a leak in a GC-MS system there are a few things that can be done to try and identify the source of the leak in order to repair it, which is the focus of this quick guide.
GC-MS Contamination
Contamination is usually identified by excessive background ions in the mass spectrum. Contamination can originate from GC or MS components in the system. The source of the contamination can sometimes be determined by identifying the contaminant. Some contaminants are much more likely to originate in the GC, some others in the MS.
GC-MS Troubleshooting - Sensitivity
Many diverse problems can cause a reduction in sensitivity with GC-MS. In this quick guide, we explore some of the most common causes, including sub-optimal tuning, detector problems, contamination, and sample introduction.