Continuum source atomic absorption spectrometry and detector technology: A historical perspective

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1015-1030

  Becker Ross, H ^a   Florek, S ^a   Heitmann, U ^a   Huang, M D ^a   Okruss, M ^b   Radziuk, B ^c  

^a ISAS INSTITUTE FOR ANALYTICAL SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b Optoelektronik Quantenelektronik und Spektroskopie ^*  (Germany)

^c Sepsis diagnostics expert group   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectrometry; Background correction; Continuum source; Solid state detectors

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DETECTORS; SOLID STATE PHYSICS;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY (AAS); BACKGROUND CORRECTION; SOLID STATE DETECTORS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 33751331415     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2006.09.016     Document Type: Review

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