Particle transport through an inductively coupled plasma torch: Elemental droplet evaporation

Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 631-641

  Aghaei, M ^a   Bogaerts, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPS; EVAPORATION; PLASMA TORCHES;

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; COPPER DROPLETS; DROPLET DIAMETERS; DROPLET EVAPORATION; LIQUID PARTICLE; PARTICLE TRANSPORT; RADIAL DIRECTION; SAMPLE TRANSFER EFFICIENCY;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA;

EID: 84959866958     PISSN: 02679477     EISSN: 13645544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c5ja00162e     Document Type: Article

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