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Preparation of a gas chromatograph-differential mobility spectrometer to measure target volatile organic compounds on the international space station

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    Thomas Limero, Eric Reese, Patti Cheng & John Trowbridge

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Limero, T., Reese, E., Cheng, P. et al. Preparation of a gas chromatograph-differential mobility spectrometer to measure target volatile organic compounds on the international space station. Int. J. Ion Mobil. Spec. 14, 81–91 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12127-011-0071-z

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