Liquid sample introduction in inductively coupled plasma atomic emission and mass spectrometry - Critical review

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 14-37

  Bings, N H ^a   Orlandini Von Niessen, J O ^a   Schaper, J N ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Droplet generation; ICP MS; Nebulization; Sample introduction; Single particles

Indexed keywords

DROPLET GENERATION; ICP-MS; NEBULIZATION; SAMPLE INTRODUCTION; SINGLE PARTICLE;

EID: 84908218627     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2014.08.011     Document Type: Review

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