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LMS Issue 3 | 2014
Chromatography & HPLC
A New Era in GC
A
gilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:
A) introduced the 7890B gas
chromatograph and the 5977A series
mass selective detector during 2013. The
7890B GC and 5977A series GC/MSD
are delivering new levels of productivity,
sensitivity and reliability.
Agilent offers the industry’s broadest, most feature-rich portfolio of GC,
GC/MS and software. They also offer
factory-tested, pre-configured solutions
to help fast-track setup and operation.
The Agilent 7890B GC
Based on the Agilent GC platform,
the 7890B GC is faster, easier to operate
and more cost-effective. One key feature
that is not new is the company’s GC reliability, built over decades and in more
than 250 000 installations.
The 7890B GC features:
• Improved performance specifications
with advances in numerous detector
modules
• Lower operating costs and ecofriendly operation with power/gas
management and sleep/wake modes
• Seamless ordering of consumables
and parts with an interactive graphical Parts Finder tool and consumables
database
• Easier, faster method development
with integrated GC calculators and
wizards
• Better asset and resource management with integrated maintenance
tools
• Improved recovery of active compounds with their exclusive endto-end inert flow path deactivation
technology
• Reduced downtime for MS maintenance using the new Fast Vent feature.
The Agilent 7890B GC runs on
OpenLAB chromatography data system
software. The new OpenLAB CDS is up
to 40 times faster than previous versions
with a new data analysis package and
intelligent reporting. Advanced interactive integration tools and graphical
displays accelerate data review, reducing
time-to-results and freeing up operators
for other tasks.
The 5977A series GC/MSD
The 5977A series GC/MSD enjoys all
the benefits of the 7890B GC and features a re-designed inert MS ion source
that enhances performance with highly
efficient ion collection. It also offers
high sensitivity with a new specification
metric namely, the instrument detection
limit, which guarantees true system-level
performance in practice. Using Agilent’s
TwisTorr 304 FS turbomolecular pump,
optimised
for light gas
operation, the
5977A system
is efficient and
rugged.
This series
also runs on
Agilent MassHunter Workstation software.
The MassHunter provides intuitive,
powerful instrument control coupled
with automated data acquisition as well
as qualitative and quantitative data
analysis.
It is the software solution for highthroughput MS data analysis. MassHunter for MSD systems also includes
a full version of MSD ChemStation to
ensure compatibility with pre