AN EXAMINATION OF RELATIVE TRENDS OF ATOMIC DETECTION LIMITS IN THE INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA

摘要

A qualitative model for the relative and periodic trends in atomic detection limits in the ICP is presented. This model utilizes a recent expression for electron number density, the electronic chemical potential, the ionization potential, and the consideration of the relative position of the ionization equilibrium for the neutral atom. A correlation is performed for 39 selected elements and correlation statistics are presented. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V. [References: 8]