Auxiliary conversion tables for sensitivity performance tests of atomic-absorption instruments

Conversion tables have been prepared which give the signal (in absorbance units and percentage of absorption) corresponding to a given sensitivity level, expressed as concentration limit, when measuring the response of a solution of a given analyte concentration. These tables permit the operator a rapid check of the sensitivity performance of an instrument by comparing signals obtained under his conditions with the signal expected for a given concentration from concentration limits already published in the literature or previously obtained by himself in his laboratory with other operating conditions.