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Constant current electron capture detection in gas chromatography has increased the range and improved the stability of electron capture detector analysis. Systematic non-linearities of response have been seen for some compounds. Various electronic phenomena have been investigated and found not to be the cause. Two kinetic mechanisms have been developed theoretically. One of these, involving the fraction of sample that is ionized in the detector, is found to be consistent with the experimental data.
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Sullivan, J.J., Burgett, C.A. Non-linearity in constant current electron capture detection. Chromatographia 8, 176–179 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02274452
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