Physical and analytical characteristics of an atmospheric pressure argon-helium radiofrequency capacitively coupled plasma

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 272-278

  Simon, A ^a   Anghel, S D ^a   Papiu, M ^a   Dinu, O ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Analytical testing; Atmospheric pressure; Capacitively coupled plasma; Emission spectroscopy; Physical characteristics

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPLICATIONS; ANALYTICAL TESTING; ATOMIC EMISSION; CAPACITIVELY COUPLED PLASMAS; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DETECTION LIMITS; ELECTRON NUMBER DENSITIES; EMISSION INTENSITY; ENHANCING EFFECT; EXCITATION TEMPERATURE; INTENSE EMISSION; KANTHAL; LIQUID SOLUTION; LOW POWER; MOLECULAR BAND; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; RADIOFREQUENCY CAPACITIVELY COUPLED PLASMAS; ROTATIONAL TEMPERATURE; SERIES RESONANT;

ARGON; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CALCIUM; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GAS MIXTURES; HELIUM; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; MERCURY (METAL); RESONANT CIRCUITS; SODIUM; TRACE ANALYSIS; ZINC;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

EID: 77951110298     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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