ore CHROMATOGRAPHY MASS SPECTROMETRY A PRACTICAL GUIDE Fulton G. Kitson tele S. Lars McE18 FEB. 2002 Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry | A Practical Guide Fulton G. Kitson Barbara S. Larsen @ Charles N. McEwen @ ACADEMIC PRESS Harcourt Science and Technology Company San Diego San Francisco New York Boston London Sydney TokyoThis book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright © 1996 by ACADEMIC PRESS All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be mailed to: Permissions Department, Harcourt, Inc., 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887-6777 Academic Press A Harcourt Science and Technology Company 525 B Street, Suite 1900, San Diego, California 92101-4495, USA http://www.academicpress.com Academic Press Harcourt Place, 32 Jamestown Road, London NWI 7BY, UK http://www.academicpress.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kitson, Fulton G. Gas chromatography and mass spectrometry : a practical guide / by Fulton G. Kitson, Bazbara S. Larsen, Charles N. McEwen. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-12-483385-3 (alk. paper) 1. Gas chromatography. 2. Mass spectrometry. !. Larsen, Barbara Seliger. I. McEwen, Charles N., date. III. Title QD79.C45K57_ 1996 543°.0873—dc20 95-47357 CIP PRINTED !N THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ol 02 03 04 05 06 EB 9 8 7 6 S$ 4 3 This book is the culmination of Fulton G. Kitson’s highly successful 30-year career in gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. We express our gratitude to Fulton for the many hours he spent after retirement collecting and preparing the documents that are incorporated into this book. We also thank Shirley Kitson for her gracious hospitality during our frequent visits to her home. Barbara S. Larsen Charles N. McEwen To my wife, Shirley, for her encouragement and patience during the preparation of this book. Fulton G. Kitson