COMPUTER-ASSISTED GAS-LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY

The use of computers for data acquisition and analysis in gas-liquid chromatography is becoming increasingly widespread. We describe an implementation of computer-assisted chromatography within a generalpurpose time-shared laboratory automation system. Particular attention is paid to a method of avoiding timing conflicts at the computer, to an inexpensive method of providing a computer-to-instrument interface, and to an economical method of curve-fitting to resolve overlapping skewed peaks. It is anticipated that many of the methods and some of the computer programs will be directly applicable to various spectroscopic experiments. © 1969, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.