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75104 
Journal Article 
The electron capture detector: Theory and practice 
Lovelock, JE 
1974 
Yes 
Journal of Chromatography A
ISSN: 0021-9673
EISSN: 1873-3778 
99 
3-12 
A theoretical model is presented which accurately describes the performance characteristics of the electron capture detector under practical conditions. The signal and ionizatin efficiency are related, by a simple numerical method, to the detector saturation current and ion recombination rate and to the rate constatn of the forward reaction of electrons and sample molecules and to the flow-rate of the carrier gas. Some practical examples and a new coulometric detector are also described.