GC-MS Introduction

Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is a hyphenated technique which combines the separating power of gas chromatography (GC) with the detection power of mass spectrometry (MS). Mass Spectrometry is a wide-ranging analytical technique, which involves the production and subsequent separation and identification of charged species according to their mass-to-charge (m/z) ratio. GC-MS covers a broad range of application areas. This module will explore the instrument acquisition methods used and examine the type of data that can be produced from such systems.

Topics include:

• Why and when to use GC-MS
• GC-MS Process
• GC instrument fundamentals
• MS instrument fundamentals
• Coupling GC to MS systems
• Glossary