Raies Ultimes

Element Wavelength of RU Lines (nm) Element Wavelength of RU Lines (nm) Element Wavelength of RU Lines (nm) 

Note that the emission intensity reaches a maximum and then decreases as the Be concentration increases. Such iines cannot be used for high concentrations of analyte but are excellent for low concentrations. (Modified from Thomsen, V.B.E., Modem Spectrochemical Analysis of Metals An Introduction for Users of Arc/Spark Instrumentation, ASM International, Materials Park, OH, 1996. With permission from ASM International .) 

Quantitative analysis is carried out by measuring the intensity of one anission Une of the spectrum of each element to be determined. The choice of the line to be measured depends on the expected concentration of the element to be determined and the sample matrix. For extremely low concentrations, the RU lines must be used. These are the most intense lines and must be used when high sensitivity is required. These lines are reversible, and their intensity does not increase linearly with concentration. For high concentrations, a nonreversible line must be used in order to stay within the Unear calibration range. 

The relative accuracy and precision obtained by arc and spark emission spectroscopy is ctmmonly about 5%, but may be as poor as 20%-30%. Arc emission is much more prone to matrix effects than spark emission due to the lower temperature of the discharge. Both arc and spark excitation may require matrix matching of sample and standards for accurate analyses and usually require the use of an IS. 

Production and quality control of uranium fuel rods used in nuclear power plants are monitored by DC arc emission spectroscopy. Trace elements in high-purity metal powders are measured for quality control purposes. Tungsten powder can be analyzed for trace elements by arc/spark emission spectroscopy without the need to dissolve the tungsten this eliminates the use of expensive and hazardous hydrofluoric acid (HE). 

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As one dilutes the amount of an element in an arc, the number of lines observable is reduced, and ultimately there remain only a few lines of the element which is diluted. These lines are referred to in Section 20.2 as the raies ultimes or persistent lines and tables of their wavelengths may be found in chemical handbooks. The identification of these lines will permit detection of elements present in low concentration, and all qualitative methods utilise the persistent lines. 

Radiation sources (optical), 664 Raies ultimes 759 Reagents 104... 

Rao7 observed a strong ultraviolet triplet at 1972-6,1937-7 and 1890-5 A., which he stated constitutes the raies ultimes of the whole emission spectrum. 

M. A. Catalan, and A. de Gramont, les raies ultimes, and les raies de grand sensihilite G. D. Liveing and J. Dewar, the reversed lines in metal vapours ... 

Qualitative analysis is performed by recording the emission spectmm of the sample. The sample elements are then identified by comparing their emission spectra with previously recorded spectra from known elements. Generally, for trace amounts, the raies ultimes, or RU lines, must be present and identified in the emission spectra as discussed below. For higher concentrations, the RU lines are present together with many other emission... 

When an element is excited in an electrical discharge, it emits a complex spectrum that consists of many lines, some strong, some weak. When the concentration of the element is decreased, the weaker lines disappear. Upon continuing dilution of the element, more and more lines disappear until only a few are visible. The hnal lines that remain are called the raies ultimes or RU lines, although this term is not used in many modem publications. The RU lines are the most intense emission lines and invariably involve an electronic transition from an excited state to the ground state. These lines can be detected even when small concentrations of the element are present. Conversely, if the element is present in a sample, whatever other spectral lines are emitted from the sample, the RU lines should always be detectable. Some elements and their RU lines are listed in Table 7.11. 

Generally, for confirmation of the presence of a trace amount of a given element, two or three raies ultimes should be detected. Confirmation based on a single RU line is unreliable because of the possibibty of spectral interference from other elements. 

Adam Hilger, Ltd., of London has an RU raies ultimes) powder mixture of 50 elements. The concentrations are adjusted so only the persistent spectral lines (raies ultimes) will appear when the sample is excited in a dc arc. The base material for the RU powder is a mixture of zinc, magnesium, and calcium oxides. A spectral plate of RU powder with the iron spectrum included is shown in Figure 7-5. The plate was obtained using a prism spectrograph, so the dispersion is not linear. 

The current and past operation should be compared so that the timing of the observed problems is estabhshed. The possible causes (hypotheses) can be compared against the measurements found on the log sheets. The number of possible causes can then be reduced. When the quantity or quahty or measurements is insufficient to further reduce the set of causes, additional measurements are required. These may require special instruments (e.g., gamma-ray scanning) not routinely usedin the plant. Alternative operating conmtions may also be required to further reduce the number of causes. As part of the problem identification, it is alwavs important to look for measurements that are inconsistent with the proposed explanation. They will be more informative than the ones justifying the hypothesized cause. Ultimately, with appropriate additional measurements, the cause can be identified. This is not an exact science and, as stated above, relies heavily upon the communication, technical, and investigative skills of analysts. 

Crystallisation. The ultimate in purification of proteins or nucleic acids is crystallisation. This involves very specialised procedures and techniques and is best left to the experts in the field of X-ray crystallography who provide a complete picture of the structure of these large molecules. [A. Ducruix and R. Gieg6 eds. Crystallisation of Nucleic Acids and Proteins A Practical Approach, 2nd Edition, 2000,... 

Nonnal mode analysis was first applied to proteins in the early 1980s [1-3]. Much of the literature on normal mode analysis of biological molecules concerns the prediction of functionally relevant motions. In these studies it is always assumed that the soft normal modes, i.e., those with the lowest frequencies and largest fluctuations, are the ones that are functionally relevant. The ultimate justification for this assumption must come from comparisons to experimental data. Several studies have been made in which the predictions of a normal mode analysis have been compared to functional transitions derived from two X-ray conformers [4-7]. These smdies do indeed suggest that the low frequency normal modes are functionally relevant, but in no case has it been found that the lowest frequency normal mode corresponds exactly to a functional mode. Indeed, one would not expect this to be the case. 

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Similar isomerizations have been noted for a number of complexes. As with metal nitrosyls, IR spectra can be used to indicate the manner of bonding, but there is an overlap region around 2080-2100 cm-1 where i/(C-N) is found for both N- and S-bonded thiocyanates (additionally, S-bonded thiocyanates usually give a much sharper i (C-N) band). 14N NQR has been shown to be a reliable discriminator, but X-ray diffraction is ultimately the most reliable method. 

The most fundamental limitation of the method is implicit in Equation 1-9. As all atoms absorb x-rays, the method cannot be specific it cannot ordinarily identify unknown elements in a sample, nor can it ordinarily give reliable analytical results on a sample containing unknown elements. On the other hand, it can usually show whether or not such a sample has an assumed ultimate composition.7... 

In the region near zero thickness, there is no effect of matrix composition, and Equation 7-1 should be valid. The justification for this statement follows. The deviations under discussion rest ultimately upon x-ray absorption. Because x-ray absorption in this region is negligible, its only measurable result being the direct excitation of the analytical line, there should be no deviations from Equation 7-1. 

Adler and Axelrod,58 in their two-channel spectrograph, have taken the ultimate step in this direction by measuring the two intensities simultaneously. We may take for granted that the proper use of-an internal standard can eliminate the effect of different variations in equipment in different cases. It follows that care may be relaxed in connection with variations thus eliminated for example, approximate voltage regulation suffices for an x-ray source used to excite both analytical lines when these are measured simultaneously. 

Spot tests may prove ultimately to be the most, important example of determinations in which traces are major constituents. The technique is well known15 apd has proved very valuable in analytical chemistry. As often carried out, a reagent (specific if possible) is made to react in or on filter paper with the element sought, usually present as a trace. The results are normally qualitative or semiquantitative, it often being difficult to make them quantitative by methods other than x-ray emission spectrography.16 With this technique, however, not only is it possible... 

Ultimate composition,.71 Ultraviolet spectrography compared with x-ray spectrography, 237-239 Unmodified scattering, 18, 20, 21 Uranium, determination, by x-ray emission spectrography, 187, 199, 203, 209, 234, 329... 

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