A nonflame method for atomic absorption spectroscopy is
described. A helical tungsten filament from a commercially available
6-V, 4-A light bulb, heated to :incandescence in an argon atmosphere
is used to atomize 2-μl aqueous samples for metals analyses. Studies
of two hollow cathode lamp tungsten filament orientations, a
modulated light...
A multielement spectrometer has been developed for the simultaneous determination of four elements by atomic absorption (AA) or atomic fluorescence (AF). The spectrometer is based on a multiple exit slit monochromator and uses a mirrored funnel to direct light from the various exit slits to a single photomultiplier. There are...
A procedure for evaluating the precision of atomic absorption
measurements is presented and applied to 21 elements under varying
instrumental conditions. The experimental relative standard deviations
(RSD's) in absorbance obtained from repetitive measurements made
with a high resolution voltmeter and on-line computer, are compared
to those predicted by a recently...
Doppler-free saturation spectroscopy in an optically thick atomic vapor is used in an
optical-feedback configuration for two semiconductor diode laser systems. One laser
system consists of an unmodifed, commercially available diode laser. The other laser
system consists of a diode laser initially stabilized by optical feedback from a diffraction
grating....
Two applications of beta spectrometry using active
gamma-ray discrimination are described. The beta spectra
of smears taken at a nuclear power plant at the end of a
300 day shutdown were characterized. The average beta
energy at "contact" (1.5 cm) was between 450 and 550 keV
for locations influenced by...
Precise chemical analyses of geological samples continue to play an
important role in geochemical research. During the past 10 years atomic
absorption spectrophotometry has become increasingly prominent as an
accurate and relatively simple analytical technique. The marine geochemistry
group at OST7 has used a Jarrel-Ash 82-820 atomic absorption
spectrophotometer (AAS)...
Plasma sources with multiple electrodes have been developed and
characterized in this research for atomic emission spectroscopy.
Multi-electrode plasma sources use electrodes to shape the plasma in
order to continuously entrain a sample stream in the center of hot
plasma, in a manner similar to an inductively coupled plasma (ICP)...
The variable length, six-electrode plasma source for atomic
emission spectroscopy described here is operated from three
compact, simple, and inexpensive direct current power supplies. The
vertical arcs formed between the three electrode pairs completely
entrain the sample and are typically operated at 40 V and 20 A.
Three concentric quartz...
The use of gas jets in a sputtering cell makes this direct sampling method practical for atomic absorption and mass spectrometry determinations. With a commercial six-jet sputtering source, the Atomsource (Analyte Corp., Grants Pass, Oregon), that directly atomizes solid samples for conventional atomic absorption spectrophotometers, the sample loss rate for...