A membrane-inlet mass spectrometer miniprobe for the direct simultaneous measurement of multiple gas species with spatial resolution of 1 mm

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-151

  Lloyd, David ^a   Thomas, Katie ^a   Price, Darren ^a   O'Neil, Bill ^a   Oliver, Keith ^a   Williams, T Norman ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Dinitrogen; Gas; Hydrogen; Mass spectrometer; Methane; Microelectrode; Nitrous oxide; Oxygen; Sediments

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FRESH WATER; HYDROGEN; METHANE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS EXCHANGE; GAS TRANSPORT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANE; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0029898930     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-7012(96)00011-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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