ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY

1. Flames

2. Electrothermal Atomizers

3. Plasmas

Inductively Coupled Plasma

ICP Torch

Coolant (plasma) flow

Optional auxiliary flow

Sample aerosol

Induction Coil

RF Load Coil

Plasma “Donut”

RF Frequency: 5 MHz 27 MHz

Sample Directed Through Donut

Temperature Profile

Plasma viewed through a glass darkly…

Load Coil

Radial Viewing Zone

Tail Plume

Axial View

Load Coil

Shear Gas

Dual View

Continuum Source Background Correction(continuum source passes through furnace)

Background Only

Sample Introduction

Sample Introduction

Sample Introduction

Traditional Nebulizers

Pneumatic Nebulizers

Fritted Glass Nebulizer

Hildebrand Grid Nebulizer

Ultrasonic Nebulizer

Water Removal from Sample Aerosol

Ultrasonic Nebulizer

Ultrasonic Nebulizer

Spray Chambers

Echelle Optics

Echelle Optics

Echelle Optics: 2-D CCD Camera on Focal Plane

Elements Detected by ICP Emission Spectrometry

ICP Emission Spectrometry

ICP Emission Spectrometry Detection Limits

ICP Emission Spectrometry Detection Limits

ICP Emission Spectrometry Linearity