HI Carolina--

Mass 30 will start to skyrocket--NO, mass 30, formed during the initial 
combustion doesn't get converted to N2 when the reduction column fails.  
It usually co-elutes with the N2 peak (at most, only a few seconds after 
it).

take care

gerry

Cabral, Carolina B., M.D. wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> Anyone has a suggestion of how to test if the reduction reactor is working
> properly? I'm doing 15N enrichment in aminoacids, but I am not sure the
> reduction reactor is working properly. 
>
> Thank you very much,
>
>
> Carolina B. Cabral
> Shriners Hospitals
> Research Department
> 51 Blossom st, 4th fl.
> Boston - MA 
> 02114 US
> phone: 1-617-371 4932
>
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