We describe an inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer that has been adapted to perform routine, simultaneous, direct analyses of calcium, magnesium, copper, zinc, and iron in serum or urine without sample digestion or pretreatment. The system, constructed with inexpensive, readily available components, can analyze 1-mL or smaller samples. Results correlate nearly perfectly with...

The intensity ratios of 3 → 2 emission lines of Fe XVIII and Ni XX were measured on the Livermore electron beam ion trap (EBIT-I) with a flat-field grating spectrometer. The results were compared with distorted-wave (DW) calculations obtained with the Flexible Atomic Code and recent close-coupling calculations using the R-matrix code. The measured 3s → 2p/3d → 2p ratios are about 20–40% higher ...

Several elements (V, Mo, Fe, Mn, Cd, Zn) as metallic impurities in pure uranium compounds were quantitatively determined by atomic absorption spectrometry. The effects of uranium and that of other factors on the absorption intensity of each element were studied. The analyzed samples were dissolved in 6 M nitric acid, and uranium was selectively extracted with tributylphosphate. The aqueous solu...

Formation of the hydrides of antimony arsenic, bismuth, germanium, lead, selenium, tellurium and tin by reaction with sodium tetrahydroborate0 affords an excellent method for the separation of these elements as gases from a wide range of matrices. Excellent low limits of detection are attained when this separation method is combined with atomisation of the hydride in a heated quartz tube in the...

Laser-induced Breakdown spectroscopy was applied for the elemental analysis of aerosols. Particular care has been taken in optimizing the time resolution of the LIBS spectra and the detection limit of the technique has been evaluated for Na, Ca and Mg atoms. The applicability of the technique has been extended to the case of fly ash generated from coal combustion. Introduction The analysis of a...

This study outlines some observations of the pressure effect for gas phase ion-molecule reactions of anthraquinone derivatives with dimethyl ether in an external source ion trap mass spectrometer. At the reagent pressure of 7.998 x 10(-2) Pa, formation of the protonated ions, [M + 13]+, [M + 15]+, and [M + 45]+ ions, of anthraquinones can be observed. However, at the pressure of 1.066 x 10(-2) ...