This document introduces the retention time locking (RTL) technology, which allows for the consistency of retention times on different instruments, simplifying method development and transfer.
This document provides a technical overview of Retention Time Locking (RTL), a feature designed to match retention times on one Agilent Technologies GC/MSD or GC system to those on another like system. By adjusting the inlet pressure, RTL allows for the close matching of retention times using the same nominal column, which simplifies method transfer and compensates for chromatographic performance degradation.
Retention time locking allows a close match of retention times on one Agilent Technologies GC/MSD or GC system to those on another like system with the same nominal column.
Locking or relocking your methods should be done whenever you make any changes to the chromatographic system or move methods from one system to another.
Multiple (five) injections of the standard are used to calculate the retention times at predefined inlet pressures.