A New Detector for Gas Chromatography
A manuscript describing a new detector for gas chromatography (GC) from LCGC Editorial Advisory Board member Kevin Schug of the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, Texas), has been accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed research journal Analytical Chemistry.
A manuscript describing a new detector for gas chromatography (GC) from LCGC Editorial Advisory Board member Kevin Schug of the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, Texas), has been accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed research journal Analytical Chemistry. The manuscript, titled “A Vacuum Ultraviolet Detector for Gas Chromatography,” describes the detector’s analytical performance characteristics, possible applications, and potential for use with spectral diagnostics.
Schug’s manuscript, available on the Analytical Chemistry website, explains why the VUV detector is a versatile and universal detector for quantitative and qualitative GC. The manuscript highlights applications such as the analysis of fixed gases, hydrocarbons, pesticides, drug compounds, and fatty acids, with an emphasis on applications that are problematic for mass spectrometry detection. When absorption cross-sections are known, the detector reportedly can determine without calibration the precise number of molecules in the flow cell based on the measured absorption signal.
27 Young US Scientists to Attend Lindau Novel Laureate Meetings in Lindau, Germany
June 13th 2025As a precursor to the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, Texas A&M University held a meeting for future Lindau attendees to highlight the institution’s scientific facilities. One such attendee is Caitlin Cain of the University of Michigan, one of LCGC International’s 2024 Rising Stars of Separation Science.
