A magnetically excited microwave plasma source for atomic emission spectroscopy with performance approaching that of the inductively coupled plasma

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 456-464

  Hammer, Michael R ^a  

^a Varian Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure nitrogen plasma; Atomic emission spectroscopy; Inductively coupled plasma; Magnetically excited microwave plasma; Microwave induced plasma

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MICROWAVES;

MAGNETICALLY EXCITED MICROWAVE PLASMA; MICROWAVE INDUCED PLASMA;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA;

EID: 41549165595     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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