Hydrogen effects on copper, zinc and nickel atomic emission lines in argon radiofrequency glow discharge optical emission spectrometry

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 692-699

  Martin, Antonio ^a   Pereiro, Rosario ^a   Bordel, Nerea ^a   Sanz Medel, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atomic emission spectrometry; Emission yield; Hydrogen effect; Radiofrequency glow discharge; Sputtering rate

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GLOW DISCHARGES; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; PLASMAS; SPUTTERING;

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; EMISSION YIELD; HYDROGEN EFFECT; RADIOFREQUENCY GLOW DISCHARGE; SPUTTERING RATE;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 46549084416     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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