The use of matrix-specific calibrations for oxygen in analytical glow discharge spectrometry.
Anal Bioanal Chem 2014;
406:7473-82. [PMID:
25335819 PMCID:
PMC4225055 DOI:
10.1007/s00216-014-8186-9]
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Abstract
The performance of glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy and mass spectrometry for oxygen determination is investigated using a set of new conductive samples containing oxygen in the percent range in three different matrices (Al, Mg, and Cu) prepared by a sintering process. The sputtering rate corrected calibrations obtained at standard conditions for the 4 mm anode (700 V, 20 mA) in GD-OES are matrix independent for Mg and Al but not for Cu. The importance of a “blue shifted” line of oxygen at 130.22 nm (first reported by Köster) for quantitative analyses by GD-OES is confirmed. Matrix-specific calibrations for oxygen in GD-MS are presented. Two source concepts—fast flow (ELEMENT GD) and low gas flow (VG9000)—are evaluated obtaining higher sensitivity with the static flow source. Additional experiments using Ar-He mixtures or μs pulsed GD are carried out in ELEMENT GD aiming to improve the oxygen sensitivity.
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