Title | CHARACTERISTICS OF AN INDUCTIVELY-COUPLED ARGON PLASMA OPERATING WITH ORGANIC AEROSOLS .1. SPECTRAL AND SPATIAL OBSERVATIONS |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1994 |
Authors | Weir, DG, Blades, MW |
Journal | Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry |
Volume | 9 |
Pagination | 1311-1322 |
Date Published | Dec |
Type of Article | Article |
ISBN Number | 0267-9477 |
Keywords | ATOMIC EMISSION-SPECTROMETRY, DROPLETS, DYNAMICS, fluctuations, GAS-FLOW, INDUCTIVELY COUPLED ARGON PLASMA, LOAD, ORGANIC SOLVENT, SAMPLE INTRODUCTION, SOLVENT PLASMA LOAD, THERMAL PINCH |
Abstract | The effect of solvent and solvent load on the background spectra and visual features obtained from an inductively coupled argon plasma have been recorded. An experimental system for making these measurements is described. The solvents studied were water, methanol and chloroform, at solvent loads corresponding to the maximum and minimum obtainable. The most conspicuous features observed were emission atomic carbon, diatomic carbon and cyanide. A thermal pinch created by the introduction of organic solvents and a recirculation eddy at the base of the torch have been characterized. |
URL | <Go to ISI>://A1994PY14900002 |