Matheson-Kitagawa precision detector tubes are formulated with high purity chemical reagents which absorb and react with the gas or vapor being measured. The reaction causes a colorimetric stain which varies in length to the concentration of the gas or vapor being measured. The length of stain is normally read directly off a scale printed on each tube. Four types of Matheson-Kitagawa tubes provide the needed flexibility for different gases and sampling conditions.

Kitagawa Data Sheet 173SA
Kitagawa Data Sheet 173SB

Don't order more than you will use in the near future. Gas detection tubes have a finite shelf life. MATHESON guarantees the detector tubes you receive will have at least three months of remaining shelf life.

Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

SDS, 173SA Tube

SDS, 173SB Tube