AUTOMATIC THERMAL DESORPTION APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

An analytical apparatus for automatically carrying out a plurality of analytical steps, which apparatus includes: a releasing device for releasing a sample from a sampling tube; a device for analysing a first portion of the released sample; a collecting device for collecting a second portion of the released sample; a device for re-releasing the collected said second portion of the sample; and a device for analysing the re-released portion of the sample.