Inductively coupled plasma nebulizers developed

A novel interface to connect a ce system with an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometric (icpms) detector has been developed (88). The interface was built using a direct injection nebulizer (din) system. The ce/din/icpms system was evaluated using samples containing selected alkah, alkaline earths, and heavy-metal ions, as well as selenium (Se(IV) and Se(VI)), and various inorganic and organic arsenic species. The preliminary results show that the system can be used to determine metal species at ppt to ppb level. 

Apparatus Use a suitable Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectrophotometer set to 226.502 nm for cadmium and to 371.029 for yttrium (internal standard) with an axial view mode. (This method was developed using a Perkin-Elmer Model 3300 DV equipped with a sapphire injector, low-flow GemCone nebulizer, cyclonic spray chamber, and yttrium internal standard.) Use acid-rinsed plastic volumetric flasks and other labware. 

McKinnon P. W., Giess K. C. and Knight T. V. (1981) A clog-free nebulizer for use in inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy, in Barnes R. M. (ed) Developments in atomic plasma spectrochemical analysis. Heyden, London, 287-301. 

As described previously, vapour introduction approaches are by far the most common application of atomic fluorescence. Despite this, mention of other methods should be made. If a conventional nebulizer and spray chamber assembly (see AAS section) is used, it is possible to introduce liquid samples directly to the atom cell. In circumstances such as these, it is necessary to use more robust air-acetylene or nitrous oxide-acetylene flame, or perhaps an ICP. The use of an ICP as an atom cell for AFS measurements has led to the development of a number of different techniques, e.g. ASIA, an acronym for atomiser, source, inductively coupled plasmas in AFS. This technique uses a high-powered ICP as a source and a low-powered ICP for the atom cell. It has been found that ICP-AFS yields linear calibrations over 4—6 orders of magnitude and is more sensitive than ICP-AES. 

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