Investigation of plasma-related matrix effects in inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry caused by matrices with low second ionization potentials-identification of the secondary factor

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 642-659

  Chan, George C Y ^a   Hieftje, Gary M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy levels; Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry; Matrix effects; Penning ionization; Second ionization

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; IONIZATION; PLASMAS;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; MATRIX EFFECTS; PENNING IONIZATION; SECOND IONIZATION;

PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES;

EID: 33745856963     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2005.09.007     Document Type: Article

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