Comparison of the helium/oxygen/acetylene and air/acetylene flames as atom sources for continuum-source atomic fluorescence spectrometry |
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Authors: | Daniel A Wilson Anna M Yuen Gary M Hieftje |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405 U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | The helium/oxygen/acetylene flame is compared to the more widely used air/acetylene flame for its utility as an atom cell for atomic fluorescence spectrometry. Nearly identical experimental arrangements were used for both flames in order to make the comparison valid. With a continuum source used for excitation, fluorescence detection limits in the helium/oxygen/acetylene flame were between 13 and 60 times better (lower) than those determined for the same eight elements in the air/acetylene flame. The improved detection limits are attributable mainly to the higher temperature, increased thermal conductivity and lower quenching in the helium flame. Fluorescence background spectra were obtained for both flames over the wavelength range 185–650 nm, and showed the helium flame to have slightly smaller background fluctuations, but a much larger background because of the more favorable fluorescence conditions in the flame. |
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