Optimizing signal-to-noise ratio in flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry using sequential simplex optimization

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 834-838

  Stolzberg, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

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EID: 0039622713     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p834     Document Type: Article

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