Temperature Compensation Factor

A temperature coefficient used in conductivity detection to stabilize conductivity readings. The temperature compensation factor corrects for changes in ambient temperatures that occur during a run and normalizes conductivity measurements to 25°C.

If the cell is installed in a DS3 Detection Stabilizer or a chromatography oven, the default factor of 1.7% is appropriate. When operating without a DS3 or oven, the compensation factor can be optimized to help minimize the baseline drift caused by fluctuations in ambient temperature. See the detector operator’s manual for more information.