HPLC baseline jump

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Hi,

New here. I'm running HPLC-UV in a Gemini C18 150x2mm, 5um at 70:30 ammonium formate buffer:MeOH at 50C, FR 0.3 mL/min. I'm running stock solution isocratic, but recently there has been a huge sudden jump in my baseline when it used to just be flat. The first time it happened was at 4 minutes, and now it's happening around 13 min. The chromatography baseline actually looks flat when read at lower wavelengths. Any suggestions?

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Above read at 319 nm.

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Above read at 244 nm.
Are there any events programed in the detector?
It looks like the baseline has been reset.
Steve Reimer wrote:
Are there any events programed in the detector?
It looks like the baseline has been reset.

Ah I may have posted prematurely as we ran the same program a few more times and the baseline returned to normal. Strange, I also figured it was something with the detector since it’s was such a sudden jump. Our machine is very old.
Your baseline seems noisy , so the deuterium lamp of the detector may be end of its life.

The baseline jump may also be related this.
uzman wrote:
Your baseline seems noisy , so the deuterium lamp of the detector may be end of its life.

The baseline jump may also be related this.

Ah, ok. We ordered a new bulb last week, hopefully that’ll fix it, because after running over the weekend, the jumps have gotten more frequent.

Thank you!
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