Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-296) and index.
Analytical measurements -- Uncertainty and random error -- Instrument performance characteristics -- Quality systems in analytical measurements -- UV-visible spectrophotometer systems -- Atomic spectroscopy -- Fourier-transform infrared spectrophotometers -- System characteristics of gas chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography -- High performance liquid chromatography -- Gas chromatography -- Capillary electrophoresis -- Mass spectrometry sysstems -- Signals -- Unwanted signals: noise, drift and interference -- Convolution -- Monochromators -- Radiation sources -- Radiation detectors.
There is an increasing need for analysts to understand and be able to quantify the performance of analytical instruments, in particular with respect to the following:. * specifying equipment for purchase. * estimating uncertainties in intrumental measurements. * quantifying and demonstrating performance quality. This text links together an understanding of performance characteristics with an appreciation of the limitations imposed by instrument design, leading to the interplay of the validation and qualification processes within quality assurance systems. A unique framework of topics covers th.