ASXpress Operator's Manual - CETAC Technologies

ASXpress Rapid Sample Introduction System Operator’s Manual
Chapter 8: Glossary
8 Glossary
Analytical Instrument: The instrument, typically an ICP or ICP-MS, to which
the ASXPRESS Rapid Sample Introduction System is connected.
ETFE: Ethylenetetraflouroethylene (Tefzel ® ).
FEP: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene.
Host Computer: The computer that controls operation of the ICP / ICP-MS
instrument to which the CETAC autosampler is attached, and through which
the ASXPRESS PLUS is controlled.
Hz: Hertz
I/O Auxiliary Port: The connector used for establishing communication and
power between the ASXPRESS system and the autosampler.
ICP/ICP-MS: Inductively Coupled Plasma/Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass
Spectrometer.
ID: Inside Diameter.
LED: Light-Emitting Diode.
Peristaltic Pump: An on-board pump controlling the movement of the rinse
solution to the rinse station o the autosampler.
PTFE: Polytetraflouroethylene.
Rinse Solution: The solution used to clean the sample probe.
Sample Loop: The loop of tubing, of predetermined length/volume, which
holds the precise sample volume specific to the users unique analytical system
requirements.
Sample Probe: The tube that moves the analyte from the sample vial to the
sample transfer tubing.
Rinse Station: The autosampler component used to clean the sample probe
with a rinse solution.
Six-Port Valve: The valve which provides the switching action between “Load
Sample” and “Inject/Rinse” modes of the ASXPRESS Rapid Sample Introduction
System.
UHMW-PE: Ultra-High Molecular Weight PolyEthylene.
Vacuum Pump: The pump by which the sample is drawn into the sample
loop, and by which rinse solution is passed through the sample loop and
associated tubing.
VDC: Volts Direct Current.
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