Characterization of the ion beam inside the skimmer cone of an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer by laser excited atomic and ionic fluorescence

Spectrochimica acta, Part B: Atomic spectroscopy

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 545-555

  Duersch, Brett S ^a   Farnsworth, Paul B ^a  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; BARIUM; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; ION BEAMS; LASER DIAGNOSTICS; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; SCANDIUM;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY (ICPMS); LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE;

MASS SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 0032659070     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0584-8547(99)00012-9     Document Type: Article

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