On the use of non-hydrogenic spectral line profiles for electron density diagnostics of inductively coupled plasmas

On the basis of the analysis of the results reported in several experimental papers, we draw attention to some experimental difficulties in electron number density determination from the shapes and shifts of non-hydrogenic spectral lines in atmospheric pressure inductively coupled plasmas. Some suggestions for further work are also given.     

A coupled model for multiphase fluid flow and sedimentation deformation in oil reservoir and its numerical simulation

A mathematical model for coupled multiphase fluid flow and sedimentation deformation is developed based on fluid-solid interaction mechanism. A finite difference-finite element numerical approach is presented. The results of an example show that the fluid-solid coupled effect has great influence on multiphase fluid flow and reservoir recovery performances, and the coupled model has practical significance for oilfield development.     

可倒摆方程

７０年代以前，国际上常用可倒摆来测定重力加速度ｇ，虽获巨大成功，但因缺乏更深层次的理论指导而使测量带有盲目性．将该测量移植到大学物理实验中后，此缺陷仍然存在，常使学生困惑．本文导出的可倒摆方程弥补了这一缺陷，也有利于教学．     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定高纯氧化钇中痕量稀土杂质的研究

描述了ＩＣＰ－ＭＳ法直接测定高纯氧化钇中痕量稀土杂质的研究。选择了工作参数，考察了各种干扰，采用铯为内标，直接测定了稀土杂质总量小于２μｇ／ｇ的高纯氧化钇样品，方法简便快速。     

Bandpass reaction cell inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for the determination of silver and cadmium in samples in the presence of excess Zr, Nb and Mo

An inductively coupled plasma quadrupole mass spectrometer (ICP-QMS) equipped with a Dynamic Reaction Cell™ (DRC) was used to reduce the oxide interferences for the accurate determination of Ag and Cd in samples in the presence of excess Zr, Nb and Mo. The effect of the operating conditions of the DRC system was studied to obtain the best signal to noise ratios for and . The potentially interfering polyatomic ions determination were decreased in intensity to an insignificant level by using O₂ as the reaction gas. Furthermore, a rejection parameter q (Rpq) of 0.6 was used to filter out unwanted precursors of interfering species from the ion beam to eliminate interferences created in the reaction cell. The detection limit was ca. 2 and 3 pg ml⁻¹ for and , respectively, with the DRC ICP-MS method. The method was applied to the determination of Ag and Cd in NIST SRM 2709 San Joaquin soil reference material as well as NIST SRM 1568a rice flour reference material. The precision between sample replicates was better than 5.7% and the analysis results were in good agreement with the expected values.     

Influence of the operating conditions and of the optical transition on non-spectral matrix effects in inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry

In order to study in ICP-AES, the influence of the plasma operating conditions, power and carrier gas flow rate, and of the optical transition on non-spectral matrix interferences, line-rich elements such as Mn, Cr and Cu have been selected. Selection of a large pool of lines was possible because of the use of multichannel solid-state detection. An axially viewed plasma was used. Matrices were K, Na, Li, Ca and Mg. Matrix effect was evaluated by comparing the signals for test elements in water. Use of robust conditions led to an almost flat response, while non-robust conditions led to a significant scattering of the signal changes. In the case of Mn, the z⁷P Mn multiplet was exemplified as it contains not only the most Mn sensitive line, the Mn II 257.610 nm resonance line, but also the 259.372 and 260.568 nm resonance lines, and the non-resonant Mn II 343.897 nm line. Even under robust conditions, the non-resonant line exhibited a different behavior. The difference with the other resonance lines was reduced by using an axially viewed ICP with a large injector id, or suppressed by using a radially viewed ICP. In the case of Cr, the z⁶D Cr II multiplet was selected as it contains three resonant lines linked to the a⁶S fundamental, and other non-resonant lines. The behavior was identical under robust conditions, while an abnormal behavior was observed for the Cr II 334.78 nm line under non-robust conditions, depending on the extent of these non-robust conditions. Cu was an interesting element as ionic lines lie in the energy sum range 15.96–16.26 eV, i.e. slightly above the Ar ionization energy. It was shown that, under robust conditions, the line behavior was not similar although the energy range was small. Moreover, this behavior was depending on the ICP system used for the experiment. It was concluded that not only the magnitude of matrix effects depends on the operating conditions but also may depend on the optical transition, illustrating the complexity of these effects.     

等离子炬-质谱技术测定白菜、萝卜、大豆、土壤中的痕量锰、钴、镍、铜、锌、砷、钼和锶

营养学家们已经确定了锰、钻、镍、铜、锌、砷、钼和锶等10多种人体所必需的痕量元素,它们对于维持人体的健康和长寿起着重要的生理作用。本文首次应用等离子炬-质谱技术测定了白菜、萝卜、大豆和土壤中这八种痕量元素的含量,并报告了它们的测定结果和标准偏差,其中土壤样品的测定值与参考值相比较,经 T 检验,两者之间在统计学上,没有显著性差异。实验证明该方法可对多种痕量元素同时定性、定量分析。操作简便、快速,灵敏度高;方法准确可靠,重现性好。为开展食品卫生学、营养学的研究,提供了更为先进的测试技术。     

Validation of two analytical methods for the determination of ochratoxin A by reversed-phased high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to fluorescence detection in musts and sweet wines from Andalusia

Some Spanish sweet wines are made from raisins, grapes dried by direct exposure to the sun after picking. This drying process can encourage ochratoxin A (OTA) formation. OTA is a mycotoxin formed by several fungi. It has been linked to nephropathy in humans, and may have a long half-life in humans. The aim of this study is to develop and to apply two procedures for the analysis of OTA in grape musts (during the raisining process) and sweet wines, respectively. Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) coupled to fluorescence detection (FLD) was employed in both analytical methods. In grape must, the method involves the direct injection of the sample in a HPLC-FLD system without any kind of prior clean-up procedure. The complexity of the sweet wine samples requires a solid-phase extraction (SPE) clean-up on a C18 column which enables the OTA to be isolated from the matrix. The methods used were statistically validated. The validation also included the comparison of the slopes of the curve obtained with standards and the regression curves obtained by the addition of a standard. Two different studies of standard additions were conducted. One method was validated without sample preparation and it was applied to must samples. The other method was validated with SPE extraction and it was applied to sweet wine samples. Recovery was always better than 89.69%. The limit of detection (S/N = 3) and limit of quantification (S/N = 10) were established at 0.22 and 0.77 μg l⁻¹, respectively. In general, the analytical data obtained provided good results at the sub-μg l⁻¹ concentration level.     

直接稀释/电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定人血清中微量元素

建立了一种高灵敏度、高通量和低样品消耗的人血清中微量元素的质谱检测方法。针对血清样品基质复杂的特点,采用正四丁基氢氧化铵、曲拉通和EDTA的混合液直接稀释样品,使用内标元素校正和碰撞反应池技术来抑制基质效应和多原子离子的干扰,通过仪器调谐和碰撞反应池工作参数的优化,成功检测了人体血清中Al、Cu、Fe、Zn、Ga、As、Cd、Hg、Tl、Pb 10种微量元素的含量,各元素的加标回收率为87.2%~111.2%。方法用于人血清标准物质(ClinChek-Control,LevelⅠand LevelⅡ)测试,测定值与标准值相符。采用此方法对127名成年健康人血清样品进行检测,基于检测结果给出了不同年龄、性别组的均值和测量值范围。     

ONIOM and FMO‐EDA study of metabotropic glutamate receptor 1: Quantum insights into the allosteric binding site

The crystal structure of metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 (mGluR1) complexed with 4‐fluoro‐N‐(4‐(6‐(isopropylamino)pyrimidin‐4‐yl)thiazol‐2‐yl)‐N‐methylbenzamide (FITM, a negative allosteric modulator) and its twelve close structural analogs with a broad spectrum of affinities (2.4 nM < IC₅₀ > 10 000 nM) were investigated using quantum mechanical methods. The our own N‐layered integrated molecular orbital and molecular mechanics (ONIOM) was used to optimize the molecular geometries of the receptor with complexed ligands, which were then used to perform the ab initio calculations using the fragment molecular orbitals method with energy decomposition analysis (FMO‐EDA). The results clearly showed that residues Q660^3.28 and/or Y805^6.55 were the anchoring points for all the studied analogs of FITM, while the H‐bond with T815^7.38 determined only the orientation of very active molecules containing an amino substituent in the pyrimidine moiety (e.g., FITM). The orientation of the other parts of ligands resulted from hydrophobic interactions mainly with L757^5.44, F801^6.51, or W798^6.48. The applied ONIOM/FMO–EDA approach facilitated the study of effects related to very small changes in the ligand structure and led to conclusions regarding the significance of individual interactions in the allosteric binding pocket of mGluR1.