Signal enhancement in solution-cathode glow discharge - Optical emission spectrometry via low molecular weight organic compounds

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 40-45

  Doroski, Todd A ^a   Webb, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; Glow discharge; Optical emission spectrometry; Solution cathode; Vapor generation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MODIFIERS; EXCITATION SOURCES; GAS LIQUID SEPARATOR; LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; SIGNAL ENHANCEMENT; SOLUTION CATHODES; VAPOR GENERATION;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; FORMIC ACID; GLOW DISCHARGES; LEAD; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; SILVER; VAPORS;

CATHODES;

EID: 84883745049     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2013.07.014     Document Type: Article

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