Short description Compared to the first edition of this standard work, this new volume contains 20% more information, while presenting all the important modern methods for optical and mass-spectrometric elementary analysis using flame and plasma excitation and ionization in one ready reference.
From the contents BASIC PRINCIPLES Atomic structure Plasmas Emission and absorption of radiation Ionization Dissociation Sources for atomic spectrometry Analytical atomic spectrometry SPECTROMETRIC INSTRUMENTATION Figures of merit of an analytical method Optical spectrometers Mass spectrometers Data acquisition and treatment Traceability SAMPLE INTRODUCTION DEVICES Pneumatic nebulization Ultrasonic nebulization Hydride generation Eletrothermal evaporation Direct solids sampling Cathodic sputtering ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY Principles Atomic absorption spectrometers Flame atomic absorption Electrothermal atomic absorption Hydride generation Background correction techniques Fields of application ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY Principles Atomic emission spectrometers Flame emission Arcs and sparks Plasma sources Glow discharges Laser sources Fields of application PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY Principles Instrumentation Glow discharge mass spectrometry ICP mass spectrometry Fields of application ATOMIC FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY Principles Figures of merit LASER ENHANCED IONIZATION SPECTROMETRY Principles Figures of merit COMPARISON WITH OTHER METHODS Power of detection Reliability Economic aspects
