Mass spectrometer calibration over wide concentration ranges in multicomponent gas mixtures

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Robert, Etienne ^a,b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Calibration; Combustion; Gas mixture composition; Mass spectrometry; Nonlinear effects

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; GAS MIXTURES; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONLINEAR OPTICS; SPECTROMETERS;

CALIBRATION PROCEDURE; MIXTURE COMPOSITIONS; MULTICOMPONENT GAS-MIXTURES; NONLINEAR EFFECT; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETER; REAL TIME MEASUREMENTS; SPECIES CONCENTRATION; SPECTROMETER CALIBRATIONS;

GASES;

EID: 75649125232     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/21/2/025102     Document Type: Article

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