| Abstract: | The feasibility of making analytical atomic spectrometry measurements by inductively coupled plasma-Fourier transform spectrometry (ICP-FTS) is demonstrated. Analytical working curves and detection limits are presented for Al, Ni, Fe and Ca. The effects of sample matrix composition on detection limits for analytical ICP-FTS are investigated. It is shown that a multiplex disadvantage may occur in the case of a spectral bandpass encompassing stroog emission lines of a matrix element. A “worse case” example of this problem is presented. Possible approaches to overcoming the multiplex disadvantage in analytical ICP-FTS and some ideal criteria for ICP-FTS instrumentation are presented. |
