The transportable Agilent 5975T GC/MSD, together with arugged Thermal Separation Probe (TSP) provide fast, accurate identification. The TSP offers a rapid, rugged, andinexpensive approach with no sample preparation requiredfor fast analysis of explosives. This fast analysis of explo-sives solution could be used in the lab and on-site mobilelab.

Description of Industry ApplicationThere is increasing pressure to reduce time to identify explosives without sacrificing analytical quality. High explosives encountered in the forensic laboratory may be eitherpure or nearly pure compounds: nitroaromatics, nitrate esters, nitramines, or mixtures of

these with or without other ingredients.

The Agilent 5975T Low Thermal Mass (LTM) with theThermal Separation Probe (TSP) is the perfect instru-ment for this task either in the lab or in the field. TheTSP requires little or no sample preparation, just mea-sure the sample and start the run. The 5975T LTMGC/MSD utilizing short narrow-bore capillary columnswith a quick ramp heating oven rate and fast coolingcycle provides, further improves run times to createan ultra-fast sample cycle.

Either when police find suspected explosives powdersor after an explosion, the analysis can be made quickly. In either situation, they just take a small sam-ple of powder or soil sample with a high concentra-tion of explosives for quick measurement by 5975Tand TSP, no sample preparation required, the resultscould be gotten within several minutes.

Forensics

Agilent Explosives ID solutionQuick Explosives Identification using GC/MSD with TSP

Key Benefits

On-site measurement with the Agilent 5975T GC/MS

Agilent Thermal Separation Probe (TSP)minimizes sample preparation time

Agilent 5975T Low Thermal Mass (LTM)GC/MS provides fast temperature ramprates for short cycle times

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LTM Column: 8.5 m, 0.18 mm, 0.18 µm; HP -5 ms

Temp: 60 °C (1 min), 125 °C/min, 150 °C (0 min), 80 °C/min, 200 °C (2 min)