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5 instrument overview, 6 description of subsystems, 1 gas chromatograph – INFICON HAPSITE ER Chemical Identification System User Manual

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1.5 Instrument Overview

The HAPSITE system is comprised of two modules:

the HAPSITE, also known as the Analytical Module,

the Service Module.

The HAPSITE is comprised of many systems and subsystems.

Figure 1-1

shows

a diagram of the major subsystems. These subsystems include the several pumps
used to provide flow and vacuum.

The Service Module components are identified in

Figure 1-1

, everything else is

housed in the HAPSITE. The Service Module and the HAPSITE module contain a
Vacuum Interconnect Valve and electrical connectors through which their vacuum
systems join. The modules communicate when the two modules are coupled
together.

Figure 1-1 Major HAPSITE Subsystems

1.6 Description Of Subsystems

The HAPSITE is comprised of the following subsystems:

Gas Chromatograph, see

section 1.6.1

.

Mass Spectrometer, see

section 1.6.2 on page 1-6

.

Vacuum System, see

section 1.6.3 on page 1-8

.

Electronic Systems, see

section 1.6.4 on page 1-9

.

Software Systems, see

section 1.6.5 on page 1-10

.

1.6.1 Gas Chromatograph

The HAPSITE’s GC system utilizes nitrogen as the carrier gas to transport analytes
through a column, a narrow-bore fused silica tube 15 meters in length, and then on
to the detector. The nitrogen is referred to as the mobile phase.