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help me find the system minimal detectable quantity?

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 3:18 am
by kara
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Re: help me find the system minimal detectable quantity?

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:02 am
by dblux_
if you inject 0.5 uL of analyte solution with 1000ppm concentration and get 9578030 (uA*sec) peak area on FID detector, what will be the minimal detectable quantity if minimal detectable peak (3 times noise level) has area of 10000 (uA*sec)?
1 ppm (provided the same injection volume)

Re: help me find the system minimal detectable quantity?

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:29 am
by kara
how do you know that

Re: help me find the system minimal detectable quantity?

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:55 am
by dblux_
how do you know that
and why you deleted your oryginal post ?


PS - now youv'e gotten an answer to your homework, it will definitely help you to learn what is detection limit and how to assess it