Glow discharge mass spectrometry analytical performance

This chapter deals exclusively with the methods that have been developed for the direct solids analysis of nonconductive samples by glow discharge mass spectrometry. The basic approaches to operation and sample preparation for the three primary methodologies of compaction, secondary cathode, and radio frequency powering are described. Examples of source performance and practical applications of each are taken from the analytical literature. Whereas this chapter de-... 

Many studies have been performed on volatilization by cathodic sputtering in analytical glow discharges used as sources for atomic emission, atomic absorption, and mass spectrometry [152]. Also, studies on the trajectories of the ablated material have been performed, as described, e.g., for a pin glow discharge [153]. 

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