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Sensitivity of a planar micro-flame ionization detector
1Hamburg University of Technology, Institute of Microsystems Technology, Eissendorfer Str. 42, 21073, Hamburg, Germany. winfred.kuipers@tuhh.de
Abstract:
The sensitivity of a MEMS μFID with reduced fuel gas consumption for portable applications like mobile GC or THA is examined. It is shown that sensitivity depends on flame size and type of sample gas supply (either separate supply or premixed with the hydroxygen). In contrast to conventional FIDs, the sensitivity of the μFID increases with decreasing molecule size. The sensitivity to methane can be optimized up to conventional values. Measurements with the μFID as a second detector in a μGC module prove the additional functionality of such a system.
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