Assembly for desorbing sampling tubes; adapter and sampling tubes for such an assembly; and kit of parts for forming such an assembly

An assembly for desorbing sampling tubes (20), the assembly comprising a gas chromatograph (1) known per se provided with an injector (5), the sampling tubes (20) being provided with an inflow opening (26) and an outflow opening (25), the assembly comprising an adapter (19) which is placed in the injector (5) and which is provided with an adapter chamber (K) which is bounded by a heat conducting housing (29), the adapter (19) being arranged for placing a sampling tube (20) in the adapter chamber (K) thereof, while in a mounted condition of a sampling tube (20) wherein it is placed in the adapter (19), the inflow opening (26) thereof is in fluid communication with a first carrier gas supply duct (41), while the outflow opening (25) of the sampling tube (20) is in fluid communication via the injector (5) with a gas chromatography column (42) disposed in the gas chromatograph (1), the assembly further comprising an autosampler (8) known per se, which autosampler (8) comprises a setup rack (10) in which a of sampling tubes can be set up, while a manipulator (12, 13, 14) of the autosampler (8) is adapted for picking up a sampling tube (20, 120) the setup rack (10) and placing such a sampling tube (20, 120) in the adapter.