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Mass 31 when PFTBA is OPEN

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 3:44 am
by m.finnBMBM
Hello All,

I have a 6890/5973 set-up. When in the Manual Tune is in Profile mode looking at peaks 69, 28, and 32, there is a peak at 31 that is between the abundances of the 28 and 32 - about 4,000 for the N2 as a reference. This peak at 31 is only present when the PFTBA is open and completely disappears when the vial is closed. Is there an easy fix for this? Is this something I should be more concerned about?

Regards,

m.finnBMBM

Re: Mass 31 when PFTBA is OPEN

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 5:31 pm
by James_Ball
Hello All,

I have a 6890/5973 set-up. When in the Manual Tune is in Profile mode looking at peaks 69, 28, and 32, there is a peak at 31 that is between the abundances of the 28 and 32 - about 4,000 for the N2 as a reference. This peak at 31 is only present when the PFTBA is open and completely disappears when the vial is closed. Is there an easy fix for this? Is this something I should be more concerned about?

Regards,

m.finnBMBM
Was the cal gas vial ever rinsed with methanol? The mass you see from methanol is normally 31.