“…Such studies as have been reported have mostly been concerned with specially constructed fast scanning spectrometers, in order to adapt the spectrometric conditions to meet the operating requirements of gas chromatography columns. Instruments of this type have been described by Bartz and Ruhl (7) and Brown, Kelliher, Heigl, and Warren (8) and a rather simpler system, involving relatively minor alterations to a commercial instrument, by Wilks and Brown (9). Two commercial fast scanning spectrometers designed specifically for GC/vapor phase IR work have been marketed, but their overall performance characteristics, particularly the resolution, leave a good deal to be desired.…”