“…In the case of sample introduction into capillary columns, the question of sample splitter linearity was investigated by Ettre (123), a new commercial linear splitter was announced (14), and Halasz (190) reported on quantitative results obtained with a new splitter design. Several rotating valves of minimum dead volume design for sampling gaseous mixtures were described for manual operation (205, 389, 866) and one suited to automatic sample sequencing (358). Two valves suitable for vacuum sampling also have been described (144, 361), the latter being particularly simple to construct.…”