Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS ...

What is inductively coupled plasma? The Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) is an ionization source that fully decomposes a sample into its constituent elements ... 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Whatisinductivelycoupledplasma? TheInductivelyCoupledPlasma(ICP)isanionizationsourcethatfullydecomposesasampleintoitsconstituentelementsandtransformsthoseelementsintoions.Itistypicallycomposedofargongas,andenergyis"coupled"toitusinganinductioncoiltoformtheplasma.  ICP-MStracemetalsanalysisworkflow ICP-MSsystemsarepowerfulanalyticalinstruments;toobtainthebestqualityofdatafromtheseinstruments,samplepreparationandintroductionmethodsmustbeperformedwithcare.Also,dataacquisitionandprocessingshouldbethoroughlyscrutinized. ClickimagetoenlargeFigure1.TheICP-MSworkflowincludessamplepreparationandintroduction,dataacquisitionandprocessing,andexperimentalanalysis.Inthissection,youwill:LearnwhichsampletypescanbeanalyzedbyICP-MSandwhatsamplepreparationandintroductionconditionsmustbeconsideredKnowhowICP-MSdataaregeneratedinsidethemassanalyzer,priortobeingcollectedforanalysisRecognizeandcorrectforfactorsthatinterferewithaccurateICP-MSdataanalysisUnderstandthesystemsandtechnologythatdriveICP-MSsystems ICP-MSinformationsubtopics ICP-MSSamplePreparationLearnhowdifferentsampletypesarepreparedforanalysis,andhowinstrumentdriftandbackgroundareaccountedforduringICP-MS.ICP-MSDataAnalysisRawICP-MSdataareoftencalibratedtoaccountforinterferencesandinstrumentdrift.Understandwhichtechniques,includingspikingandstandardadditions,areusedtocalibratedatawhenplottingsampleconcentrationcurves.ICP-MSSystemsandTechnologiesFindoutwhichICP-MSsystemisidealforyourlabbyunderstandinghowmassanalyzersandmagneticsectorsdiffer,howsampleinterferenceisfilteredout,andhowsingleionsaredetectedfollowingselection. 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