Analytical applications of ICP-FTS

Conference · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5031174

Faires, L M; Palmer, B A; Cunningham, P T

The Analytical Chemistry Group of the Chemistry Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory has been investigating the analytical utility of the inductively coupled plasma (ICP) - Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) combination. While a new state-of-the-art FTS facility is under construction at Los Alamos, preliminary data have been obtained on the one-meter FTS at the National Solar Observatory at Kitt Peak, Arizona. This paper presents an update of the Los Alamos FTS facility, which is expected to be completed in 1986, and presents data showing the analytical potential of an ICP-FTS system. Some of the potential problems of the multiplex disadvantage are discussed, and the advantages of the high resolution obtainable with the FTS are illustrated. 7 refs., 5 figs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5031174
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-85-3326; CONF-8510151-8; ON: DE86000819
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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