About Instrument and its Applications:
Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) is a multi-element, trace-analysis technique used to measure the concentration of various elements in a variety of sample matrices. Also known as Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES), the technique is capable of measuring the majority of the elements in the Periodic Table and is currently one of the most widely used methods for elemental analysis today.
The basics of the ICP-OES technique are simple. ICP-OES uses an extremely high-temperature argon plasma to excite atoms such that they emit their characteristic wavelengths of light (emission lines). The intensity of the emitted light is directly proportional to the concentration of the elements in the sample. By measuring the emitted light by known and varying concentrations of an element (by what’s known as “calibration”), the concentration of an unknown sample can be determined by comparison.
Depending on the type of samples to be analyzed and the elements to be determined, an ICP-OES system can be configured in one of three configurations to optimize analysis: radial, axial and dual-view.
General Information-
Make - Teledyne by Leeman Labs
Model – Prodigy
Year of Installation -
Specifications-
Large format, CMOS based, Advanced Solid State Array Detector
Full Frame Imaging captures entire ICP Spectrum at once
Full wavelength coverage; 165 - 1100 nm (130 - 1100 nm with Halogen)
800 mm, Low Stray Light Optics
Axial, Radial and Dual View
Application Specific Sample Introduction Systems
Twist-n-Lock Sample Introduction
Built-in Scheduled Maintenance Monitor​​
Sample Requirements-
Liquid Samples –Approx. 20ml filtered through 0.45 micron filter system