Luncheon Seminar
Day 2, June 11（Thu.） 12:00-13:00 Room B (4F 411+412)
- 2B-L-1200
Agilent GC/MS Evolution and Introduction to the Latest Solutions
(Agilent)
oSadao Nakamura, Masahiko Endo, Takeshi Serino
Agilent has led the evolution of GC/MS technology for more than 50 years, continually advancing accuracy, sensitivity, and operational efficiency across environmental, food safety, forensic, and materials science applications. From the first benchtop GC/MS instruments in the 1970s to the 5971 featuring a monolithic quartz hyperbolic quadrupole, Agilent played a key role in establishing robust and reliable mass spectrometry workflows. The subsequent 5973 introduced gold‑plated, heated quadrupoles that significantly enhanced long‑term stability, a concept that continues in today’s 5977 series.
To meet growing demands for higher selectivity and sensitivity, Agilent expanded its GC/TQ and GC/Q‑TOF families, including the widely adopted 7000 series GC/TQ and the 7200/7250 GC/Q‑TOF platforms for high‑confidence qualitative and structural analysis. The newly released compact 8850 GC further improves laboratory productivity with support for both SQ and TQ systems and performance tailored for high‑throughput environments.
Agilent also continues to innovate in GC separation technology. The next‑generation J&W DB‑5Q and HP‑5Q columns offer ultra‑low bleed, improved deactivation, and superior peak shape for challenging analytes.
This luncheon seminar will highlight these half‑century advancements, the value of Agilent’s newest platforms, the future outlook for GC/MS, and the latest updates in LC/MS and ICP‑MS.