Characteristic parameters of detectors

In principle, any property of a substance which can be converted into an electrical signal can be utilized in the design of a gas-chromatographic 

In general, a distinction is drawn between differential and integral detec- 

Integral detectors successively add all input signals together and issue a corresponding summated signal at the output. Only differential detectors play a major role in gas chromatography. 

A further distinction is drawn between destructive and non destructive detectors. The first type alters or destroys the sample components during 

Depending on the purpose of the detector, particular emphasis will be placed on one or other of the characteristic parameters, which will then be optimized accordingly. 

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