High-temperature thermodynamics by laser-vaporization mass spectrometry: An approach based on statistical mechanics

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 657-665

  Belloni, Fabio ^a   Manara, Dario ^a   Pflieger, Rachel ^b   Colle, Jean Yves ^a   Rondinella, Vincenzo V ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUT DE CHIMIE SÉPARATIVE DE MARCOULE   (France)

Author keywords

High temperature mass spectrometry; Langmuir vapor pressure; Laser vaporization mass spectrometry; Sublimation enthalpy; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

HIGH-TEMPERATURE MASS SPECTROMETRY; LANGMUIR VAPOR PRESSURE; LASER-VAPORIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SUBLIMATION ENTHALPY;

VAPORIZATION;

EID: 46549088718     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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