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Helium Ionization Detector

  • 1967

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Helium ionization detectors are used in gas chromatography.

Beckman Instruments entered the gas chromatograph business in 1956 with the acquisition of the successful Watts Manufacturing Company. Later that year, Beckman Instruments produced its first gas chromatograph, the GC-1, which was intended for laboratory use. Shortly after, Beckman Instruments produced a line of gas chromatographs for industrial use, which offered both automation and customization. These instruments were used by the petroleum industry and in the fight against air pollution.

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  • (front left) "67B958-1. Helium Ionization Detectors."
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  • Danaher Corporation
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Series X. Photographic Materials
  • Sub-series 3. Photo Albums
Physical container
  • Box 84

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Beckman Instruments Photographic Services Section. “Helium Ionization Detector,” 1967. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 84. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/gx41mj15x.

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