(1) Chemistry Department and Research Center for Analytical Instrumentation, University of Cluj, Of. P.5, PO Box 717, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;(2) Physics Dept., University of Cluj, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Abstract:
A low to medium power radiofrequency capacitively coupled plasma is characterized as spectral source for atomic emission. The signal to background ratio and the limits of detection were determined for 19 elements as a function of the plasma torch geometry and the observation point.