Instrumentation for Plasma Emission Spectrometry

The MIP operates at lower power than the ICP and at microwave frequencies instead of the RFs used for ICP. Because of the low power, an MIP cannot desolvate and atomize liquid samples. Therefore, MIPs have been limited to the analysis of gaseous samples or very fine (1-20 pm diameter) particles. Helium is the usual plasma gas for an MIP source. Electronic excitation tanperatures in a helium MIP are on the order of 4000 K, permitting the excitation of the halogens, C, N, H, O, and other elements that cannot be excited in a flame atomizer. The lower temperature results in less spectral interference from direct-line overlap than in ICP or high-energy sources, but also causes more chemical interference. 

Solid State CCD detector provides simultaneous background or interference correction. 

The air-cooled design and conventional power supply make field or laboratory installations easy. 

Torch loader eliminated time consuming torch al nment and gas connections, gettir you up and runnir fast 

Byrunnir on air, the Agilent 4100 MP-AES eliminates flammable or oxidizing gases and the safety concerns of handling in your lab. 

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