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GAS DISCHARGE DETECTOR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-05-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- photoionization detector
1, record 1, English, photoionization%20detector
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PID 2, record 1, English, PID
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- photo-ionization detector 3, record 1, English, photo%2Dionization%20detector
correct
- PID 4, record 1, English, PID
correct
- PID 4, record 1, English, PID
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Photoionization detector... consists of a chamber into which gases suitable for the discharge such as helium, argon, nitrogen, or hydrogen are introduced through [a] tube which serves as the cathode for the discharge. The ultraviolet radiation or glow discharge in the hollow cathode, maintained by a small current between the cathode and discharge anode, is sufficiently energetic to ionize components in the carrier gas effluent entering through the tube, the collecting electrode(anode) for the ions liberated within the chamber enclosed by the second cathode. 5, record 1, English, - photoionization%20detector
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- détecteur à photoionisation
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9tecteur%20%C3%A0%20photoionisation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- détecteur à photo-ionisation 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9tecteur%20%C3%A0%20photo%2Dionisation
correct, masculine noun
- DPI 3, record 1, French, DPI
masculine noun
- DPI 3, record 1, French, DPI
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une version commerciale de ce détecteur est apparue récemment sur le marché, il est composé d'une lampe UV [détecteur à photoionisation] scellée qui émet un rayonnement à 121,6nm (10,2 eV) à travers une fenêtre en fluorure de magnésium. Si le soluté passant dans ce détecteur a un potentiel d'ionisation inférieur à 10,2eV, il s'ionise en absorbant un photon. Les ions issus de cette photoionisation sont collectés en appliquant un potentiel positif sur une des électrodes. Le courant qui en résulte est amplifié par un électromètre identique à celui utilisé avec un détecteur à ionisation de flamme. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9tecteur%20%C3%A0%20photoionisation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-05-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- discharge
1, record 2, English, discharge
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With helium as discharge and carrier gas, the detector is very sensitive to permanent gases... 1, record 2, English, - discharge
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
argon discharge, capillary discharge, spark discharge, visible glow discharge. 2, record 2, English, - discharge
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 PHR
self-sustained discharge. 2, record 2, English, - discharge
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- décharge
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9charge
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-05-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- glow discharge detector
1, record 3, English, glow%20discharge%20detector
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In 1956, Harley and Pretorius described a simple discharge detector for gas chromatography based on the electrical properties of a glow discharge, the voltage across the gaseous discharge being a function of the type of gas present. Druyvesteyn and Penning in 1940 reviewed the complex nature of the glow discharge, noting that the discharge is maintained by electrons emitted from the cathode which result from processes related to positive ion bombardment, photoelectric emission, and collisions with excited atoms. When trace quantities of a material eluted from a chromatographic column enter the detector(consisting of a small platinum disk cathode and a tungsten wire anode), a voltage change resulted which was recorded. 2, record 3, English, - glow%20discharge%20detector
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Using neon lamps Pitkethly found... that these detector were current and pressure independent at 1-1. 5 mS and 3-5 mm Hg.... In 1958, Roberts and Hinkle evaluated glow discharge tubes as detectors for compounds in the concentration range of 5-500 ppm and concluded that the detector was not applicable to general-purpose use.... More recently, Wilhite described glow discharge-type devices which act electrically similar to a gas-filled voltage-regulator tube... Riley described the use of an argon purity meter, a glow-type discharge detector, for the determination of small concentrations(0-1500 ppm) of impurity gases in argon. 2, record 3, English, - glow%20discharge%20detector
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- détecteur à décharge à lumière
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9tecteur%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9charge%20%C3%A0%20lumi%C3%A8re
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- détecteur à décharge luminescente 1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9tecteur%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9charge%20luminescente
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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