Occurrence of gas flow rotational motion inside the ICP torch: A computational and experimental study

Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 249-261

  Aghaei, Maryam ^a   Flamigni, Luca ^b   Lindner, Helmut ^a   Günther, Detlef ^b   Bogaerts, Annemie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b LABORATORY OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKWARD FLOW; CARRIER GAS FLOW; CARRIER GAS FLOW RATES; GAS PATH; OPERATING PARAMETERS; ORIFICE DIAMETERS; ROTATIONAL MOTION;

FLOW RATE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; ORIFICES; ROTATIONAL FLOW;

FLOW OF GASES;

EID: 84892536442     PISSN: 02679477     EISSN: 13645544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3ja50302j     Document Type: Article

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