Izitsha ze-Headspace ziwuhlobo lwezitsha zaselabhorethri ezisetshenziselwa ukuhlaziya i-gas chromatography. Zenzelwe ukuqukatha umthamo omncane wesampula kanye ne-headspace (isikhala esingenhla kwesampula) sokuhlaziywa kwezinhlanganisela eziguqukayo. Lawa mabhodlela ngokuvamile anekepisi eliyisikulufu eline-septum, elivumela ukujova igesi noma inaliti ukuze kuthathwe isampula. Izitsha ze-headspace zisetshenziselwa ukuhlaziya ama-volatile organic compounds (VOCs) kumasampuli ahlukahlukene, njengamasampula emvelo, ezokwelapha, kanye nokudla.
Izitsha ze-GC ngokuvamile zenziwa ngengilazi noma ngezinye izikhathi zepulasitiki, futhi ziza ngobukhulu obuhlukahlukene kanye nokwakheka ukuze zivumelane namavolumu amasampula ahlukene nezindlela zomjovo. Bavame ukuba ne-screw cap ene-septum, evumela umjovo wesampula noma inaliti yokwenza isampula.