Investigation of helium inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry for the detection of metals and nonmetals in aqueous solutions

• Published in: Analytical chemistry (Washington) Vol. 65; no. 20; pp. 2784 - 2790
• Main Authors: Nam, Sang Ho, Masamba, Wellington R. L, Montaser, Akbar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 15.10.1993
• Subjects: 360102 - Metals & Alloys- Structure & Phase Studies; 400100 - Analytical & Separations Chemistry; Analytical chemistry; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; ARSENIC; BROMINE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; Chemistry; COPPER 63; COPPER 65; COPPER ISOTOPES; DATA; DETECTION; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELEMENTS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; Exact sciences and technology; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUIDS; GASES; HALOGENS; HEATING; HELIUM; INDUCTION; INFORMATION; INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPE RATIO; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIALS SCIENCE; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; METALS; MIXTURES; NICKEL 58; NICKEL 60; NICKEL ISOTOPES; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; PLASMA HEATING; QUALITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; RADIOISOTOPES; RARE GASES; SELENIUM 78; SELENIUM 80; SELENIUM ISOTOPES; SEMIMETALS; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROMETERS; Spectrometric and optical methods; SPECTROSCOPY; STABLE ISOTOPES; Trace analysis; Chemical analysis; Coupled method; Metal Ions; Isotopic composition; Nebulization; Inductive coupling plasma spectrometry; Optimization; Detection limit; Aqueous solution; Mass spectrometry; Non metal Ions; Power
• ISSN: 0003-2700; 1520-6882
• DOI: 10.1021/ac00068a014

Aqueous solutions were introduced into a helium inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICPMS) in order to detect metals and nonmetals. The effect of four approaches for reducing the extent of secondary discharge in helium ICPMS is examined.