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Detectors  Detector  Characteristics   107        from   stray   Circuit   the  isolate   Signal   chro-  pure   L      Society   level  Noise   parallel   lines   the   noise,       long-term   Fig.  signal-to-noise   a   of  Illustration   7.3.  Reprinted   2.   of   (S/N)   ratio   W.,   D.  Grant,   from   the  possible,  Chromatography,   Gas  Capillary  Copyright  1996.  Wiley,   Inc.  Sons,   &   Wiley   John  Reproduced  minimized   per




          made,   and  leaks.   can   and   contamination.   American   two   enclose   a  shows   all   or   Some   characteristic   the   smallest   ratio   can   it   peak   a   should   2   and   with   Sons,   &


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          amplifiers   contamination   and   from   (formerly   Figure   7.2.   and   the   minutes.   and   can   be   reference   a   information   Commonly,   Figure   in   distinguishing   an       ASTM.   Contrasts,   John   Sons,   &



          the   from   shielding   sample   some   noise   ASTM   in   maxima   addition,   30   of   found   be   that  signal   in   is  noise   more   whose   shown   for   exceed   from   arise      Time   Copyright   and   Wiley

          which   and   noise;   and   by   depicted   In   period   should   found   the   alone.   one   is   is   2   of   value   which   often   instability.      hour      —»   TCD.   Concepts   John   of

         from   some   environment;   eliminate   used  noise   is   peak-to-peak   example.   over   a   drift   minimum   be   can   to  signal   conveys   It   noise   the   analyte   ratio   minimum   spikes   these   detector   (mV)   1/2   drift   ina   courtesy

         components   environment,   the   eliminate   from   the   can  gases   of  definition   Materials)   and   the   in   this   occurring   and  noise   the   restrict   the   noise  reducing   the   of   performance.   than   does   attributed   an   to   An   S/N   certainly   a   noise.   Sharp   peaks   as   as   of   type   Noise,   of  noise   and   Chromatography:  M.,   Reproduced





         electronic   in   can   detector   matographic   The   Testing   between   mV   in   drift   or   of   they   for   The   ratio   detection   be   more.   or   this   is   background   interpreted   different   |   Le   Example   J.  Miller,   1987,   93.   p.

   106     signals   design   for   drawn   given   noise   sources   because   tions   detector   of   can   2   is   that   a       7.2.   Fig.   From   York,
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