Affiliation:
1. State University of New York
2. University of Oviedo
Abstract
The solution-cathode glow discharge (SCGD) is a low-power, atmospheric-pressure, ambient-atmosphere microplasma that is proving to be a proficient excitation source for atomic emission spectroscopy (AES). The analytical figures of merit of SCGD-AES experiments often compete with established, conventional approaches despite the fact that it is a simple, small, low-cost instrument. The operating principles of the SCGD are reviewed here, including experimental operating parameters, plasma conditions, analytical performance, matrix interferences, and application examples.
Publisher
Multimedia Pharma Sciences, LLC
Subject
Spectroscopy,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Analytical Chemistry