Performance of a glow discharge mass spectrometer for simultaneous multielement analysis of steel
Journal Article
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· Anal. Chem.; (United States)
The analysis of steel has been performed on a previously described laboratory prototype of a new glow discharge mass spectrometry (GDMS) system equipped with a quadrupole filter in order to study its analytical performance. Operational parameters of the discharge have been optimized and seven NBS standards and one USS standard have been analyzed. A weighted regression has been applied for calibration. The results include sensitivity factors and precision data for 26 elements. In multielement analysis, the detection limit was about 0.1 mol/mol while single-element determination was possible at a 5 times lower detection limit. Analysis results for two test samples with 30 elements each agree within 10% of the certified values. Consequently the method proves to be a valuable tool for simultaneous multielement trace analysis of solids.
- Research Organization:
- Institut fuer Spektrochemie und Angewandte Spektroskopie, Dortmund, West Germany
- OSTI ID:
- 6426187
- Journal Information:
- Anal. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: Anal. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 59:14; ISSN ANCHA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400102* -- Chemical & Spectral Procedures
ACCURACY
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM
ANTIMONY
ARSENIC
BISMUTH
BORON
CALIBRATION STANDARDS
CARBON
CERIUM
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHROMIUM
COBALT
COPPER
DATA
ELEMENTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
INFORMATION
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
LANTHANUM
LEAD
MAGNESIUM
MANGANESE
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
METALS
MOLYBDENUM
MULTI-ELEMENT ANALYSIS
NEODYMIUM
NICKEL
NIOBIUM
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
OPTIMIZATION
PHOSPHORUS
RARE EARTHS
SELENIUM
SEMIMETALS
SILICON
SILVER
SPECTROSCOPY
STANDARDS
STEELS
SULFUR
TANTALUM
TELLURIUM
TIN
TITANIUM
TRACE AMOUNTS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
TUNGSTEN
VANADIUM
ZIRCONIUM
400102* -- Chemical & Spectral Procedures
ACCURACY
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM
ANTIMONY
ARSENIC
BISMUTH
BORON
CALIBRATION STANDARDS
CARBON
CERIUM
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHROMIUM
COBALT
COPPER
DATA
ELEMENTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
INFORMATION
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
LANTHANUM
LEAD
MAGNESIUM
MANGANESE
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
METALS
MOLYBDENUM
MULTI-ELEMENT ANALYSIS
NEODYMIUM
NICKEL
NIOBIUM
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
OPTIMIZATION
PHOSPHORUS
RARE EARTHS
SELENIUM
SEMIMETALS
SILICON
SILVER
SPECTROSCOPY
STANDARDS
STEELS
SULFUR
TANTALUM
TELLURIUM
TIN
TITANIUM
TRACE AMOUNTS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
TUNGSTEN
VANADIUM
ZIRCONIUM