ISSN:
1432-0649
Keywords:
82.80
;
32.00
;
07.65
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Several laser-based methods, namely laser induced fluorescence, laser enhanced ionisation and thermal lensing spectrophotometry are discussed with respect to their capabilities of approaching the extremely high detection sensitivity which is nowadays required in many fields of application, notably in high purity materials, in biomedicine and in the nuclear industry. The discussion is restricted to atomisers operated at atmospheric pressure, i.e., combustion flames, plasmas and graphite furnaces. It is shown that the analytical limit of detection can be in the range of femtograms and that double-resonance excitation possesses significant advantages over single-resonance excitation, both in terms of signal-to-noise ratio and spectral selectivity. In addition, the combination of the fluorescence and ionisation techniques represents a remarkable diagnostic tool. In the nuclear field, the suitability of the technique of thermal lensing for the direct determination and chemical speciation of very low levels of uranium in water is discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00692880
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