title: Evaluation of a pulsed flash-tube for inductively-coupled plasma atomic-fluorescence spectrometry.
abstract: A pulsed continuum xenon flash-tube is used as an excitation source in ICP-AFS. The simultaneous excitation of many elements is attractive and avoids the one source per element as in conventional ICP-AFS. In this study, the pulsed continuum flash-tube is evaluated as an excitation source for multielement atomic fluorescence spectrometry in an ICP. Analytical figures of merit are given for the elements studied.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, U.S.A.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mignardi
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Krupa
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Winefordner