Relative Responses of Noble Gases Using a Pulsed Discharge Helium Photoionization Detector: Theoretical Calculation and Experimental Determination

The relative response factors(RRFs) for noble gas(Ng) were determined on a pulsed discharge helium photoionization detector. Using ab initio method, the atomic orbitals of noble gas were calculated and used to determine the number of ionizable electrons on the basis of the continuous emission of He2. The molar responses of noble gases is well correlated with the number of ionizable electrons.