title: Aerosol collection and rf plasma volatilization on a tungsten wire electrode.
abstract: Electrostatic trapping of desolvated aerosols on a wire electrode is described. A capacitively-coupled radiofrequency discharge is used to vaporize and excite collected material. The apparatus shows a clear and controllable transition between different modes of electrostatic collection. Boron shows unexplained anomalous behaviour.
authors.affiliation: Trace Analysis Research Centre, Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haapakka
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stephens