Manual
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System Requirements
Gas Specications
For Model D-2
Detector Mode
PDECD PDHID Ar-PDPID Kr-PDPID Xe-PDPID
Discharge gas
Helium Helium 2% Ar in He 1.5% Kr in He 0.8% Xe in He
Carrier gas
Helium Helium * ** **
Dopant gas
3% Xe in He n/a n/a n/a n/a
Detector Mode
PDHID Ar-PDPID Kr-PDPID Xe-PDPID
Discharge gas
Helium 2% Ar in He 1.5% Kr in He 0.8% Xe in He
Carrier gas
Helium * ** **
** Any gas including He which has an ionization potential greater than 12 eV
** Any gas including He which has an ionization potential greater than 11 eV
The helium purifier (HP2) supplied with the system must be used for the discharge gas.
Purity Specifications
•Helium (discharge and carrier gas) must have a minimum purity of
99.999%, with < 20 ppm Ne impurity. For trace analysis of fixed gases,
we strongly recomment 99.9999% purity He with < 0.5 ppm Ne.
• Ar-PDPID mode: 2% ± 0.3% Ar in 99.999% He balance
• Kr-PDPID mode: 1.5% ± 0.1% Kr in 99.999% He balance
• Xe-PDPID mode: 0.8% ± 0.2% Xe in 99.999% He balance
For Model D-2-I
** Any gas including He which has an ionization potential greater than 12 eV
** Any gas including He which has an ionization potential greater than 11 eV
Purity Specifications
•Helium (discharge and carrier gas) must have a minimum purity of
99.999%, with < 20 ppm Ne impurity. For trace analysis of fixed gases,
we strongly recomment 99.9999% purity He with < 0.5 ppm Ne.
•Ar-PDPID mode: 2% ± 0.2% Ar in 99.999% He balance
•Kr-PDPID mode: 1.5% ± 0.1% Kr in 99.999% He balance
•Xe-PDPID mode: 0.8% ± 0.2% Xe in 99.999% He balance










