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04 01 Atomic Spectroscopy 12
04 01 Atomic Spectroscopy 12
04 01 Atomic Spectroscopy 12
Atomic Spectroscopy
An
Overview
• The
determina6on
of
elemental
composi6on
by
spectrometric
techniques.
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Image credit: Joshua Halpern et al., Chemistry LibreTexts, UC Davis
Image credit: Joshua Halpern et al., Chemistry LibreTexts, UC Davis
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Sample
flow
(Longer
residence
6me
in
the
op6cal
path)
1.
External
coolant
inlet
2.
External
coolant
outlet
Temperature
around
2000
–
3000
K
3.
Sample
port
and
inert
gas
outlet
4.
Inert
gas
inlet
5.
Op6cal
path
Image credit: H. Rutledge & A. Barron, OpenStax, Chemistry. OpenStax CNX.
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Atomic
Fluorescence
• A
combina6on
of
atomic
absorp6on
and
emission
spectroscopy
Atomized
analyte
Excita6on
light
source
Lower
measurement
background
Fluorescence
emission
Selec6ve
excita6on
of
a
specific
atomic
species
Same
atomiza6on
De
tec
methods
as
atomic
to r
absorp6on
spectroscopy
Interference
• Spectral
interference
– Overlapping
of
analyte
and
unwanted
signals
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Interference
• Spectral
interference
• Chemical
interference
– Reac6ons
that
reduce
the
extent
of
atomiza6on
SO42-‐
CaSO4
Ca2+
Nonvola6le
salt
Interference
• Spectral
interference
• Chemical
interference
• Ioniza6on
interference
– Ioniza6on
of
analyte
reduces
the
number
of
neutral
analyte
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X-‐ray
Fluorescence
• An
elemental
analysis
method
for
solid
samples
Uo et al., Jpn. Dent. Sci. Rev., 2015 Photo provided by the U.S. Army
Take-‐home Message