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Research article
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07 Jan 2021
Research article |
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An in situ gas chromatograph with automatic detector switching between PTR- and EI-TOF-MS: isomer-resolved measurements of indoor air
Aerodyne Research Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, USA
Demetrios Pagonis
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
80309, USA
Zachary Finewax
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
80309, USA
now at: Chemical Sciences Laboratory, Earth System Research
Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder,
Colorado, 80305, USA
Anne V. Handschy
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
80309, USA
Douglas A. Day
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
80309, USA
Wyatt L. Brown
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
80309, USA
John T. Jayne
Aerodyne Research Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, USA
Douglas R. Worsnop
Aerodyne Research Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, USA
Jose L. Jimenez
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
80309, USA
Paul J. Ziemann
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
80309, USA
Joost de Gouw
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
80309, USA
Brian M. Lerner
Aerodyne Research Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, USA
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Short summary
We have developed a field-deployable gas chromatograph with thermal desorption preconcentration and detector switching between two high-resolution mass spectrometers for in situ measurements of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This system combines chromatography with both proton transfer and electron ionization to offer fast time response and continuous molecular speciation. This technique was applied during the 2018 ATHLETIC campaign to characterize VOC emissions in an indoor environment.
We have developed a field-deployable gas chromatograph with thermal desorption preconcentration...
