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We use your oxygen sensors in a glove box atmosphere with > 98% Nitrogen. If Argon leaks into that atmosphere, does this effect the Oxygen reading?

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We use your oxygen sensors in a glove box atmosphere with > 98% Nitrogen. If Argon leaks into that atmosphere, does this effect the Oxygen reading?

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Argon and N2 are both completely inert to the sensor. The sensor cannot tell the difference between Argon or N2. They can be calibrated in an N2/O2 mix and then accurately measured in Ar/N2/O2 mixes with no problem whatsoever.