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Photoionisation detector (PID)

An electronic instrument that uses a UV lamp (typically 10.6 eV) to ionise organic vapour molecules and measures the resulting ion current. Detects aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons at ppb to ppm concentrations.

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