| E/N | electric field to gas density ratio |
| fast-GC | fast gas chromatography |
| FC | flow controller |
| HPMC | hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose |
| m/z | mass to charge ratio |
| PTFE | polytetrafluoroethylene |
| PTR-ToF-MS | proton transfer reaction-time of flight-mass spectrometry |
| sccm | standard cubic centimetres per minute |