Properties of low power spark ablation in aqueous solution for dissolution of precious metals and alloys

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 817-823

  Goltz, Douglas ^a   Boileau, Michael ^a   Plews, Ian ^a   Charleton, Kimberly ^b   Hinds, Michael W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c Royal Canadian Mint   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alloy; Atomic spectroscopy; Dissolution; Electrolytic dispersion; Gold; Sample preparation; Spark ablation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; COLLOIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFRACTION; DISPERSION (WAVES); SOLUTIONS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ELECTRIC DISPERSION; ELECTROLYTIC DISPERSION; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SPARK ABLATION;

PRECIOUS METAL ALLOYS;

EID: 33747034696     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2006.04.006     Document Type: Article

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