Agilent launches 5977B High Efficiency Source GC/MSD System

Agilent Technologies has announced the launch of a tandem gas chromatograph and mass spectrometer (GC/MS) that delivers lower limits of detection than any other device in its class.

The 5977B High Efficiency Source GC/MSD System includes a new high-efficiency ion source, making it possible to detect pollutants and contaminants at previously undetectable levels.

It will allow scientists to use smaller sample volumes, reduce the time spent on sample preparation, minimise instrument downtime and solvent usage, and cut down the environmental impact of GC/MS analysis.

The instrument will be demonstrated at the Beijing Conference and Exposition on Instrumental Analysis this week.

Jim Yano, marketing vice-president of Agilent's mass spectrometry division, said: "The new system gives scientists the ability to detect trace levels of target compounds at levels ten times lower than with any other single-quadrupole system. Coupled with our MassHunter software, the 5977B is the most powerful GC/MSD ever."

This comes after the company launched its new 4200 TapeStation system, a fully automated instrument for rapid analysis of DNA samples, earlier this month.