Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Perkins, Larry D.
URN	etd-11202012-040034
Title	The evaluation of a low powered microwave induced plasma as an atom cell for atomic spectrometry
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Analytical Chemistry
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Long, Gary L. Committee Chair McNair, Harold M. Committee Member Taylor, Larry T. Committee Member
Keywords	Plasma spectroscopy
Date of Defense	1987-05-15
Availability	restricted
Abstract The range of plasma spectroscopy tends to increase with the introduction of more efficient plasma excitation sources. In this thesis the use of one such plasma excitation source, the microwave induced plasma is evaluated as an atom cell for atomic spectrometry. The modes of spectrometry evaluated are atomic emission and atomic fluoresence. Analytical merits of the microwave induced plasma using detection limits and studies of interelement effects (i.e. vaporization, ionization„ and scatter interferences) are also presented.
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