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  • Gas chromatography (GC) is a widely used separation technique.
  • Accurate quantification in GC often relies on external or internal calibration standards.
  • Traditional calibration methods can be time-consuming and introduce their own sources of error.

Conclusions:

  • The VUV detector's pseudo-absolute quantification capability provides a novel approach for GC system performance evaluation.
  • This method can address challenging quantitative analytical problems by minimizing reliance on calibration standards.
  • An internal standardization approach can be integrated with the pseudo-absolute method for practical quantitative analysis, normalizing systematic errors.