title: A modified king furnace for absorption spectroscopy of small samples.
abstract: A miniaturized King-type furnace has been constructed, which consists of an inductively heated, small diameter tantalum tube supported in a radiation shield of unconventional design. Because of the clean construction, useful metal vapor absorption spectra can be obtained using samples weighing only a few milligrams. Details of the construction and operation of the furnace are discussed, and typical spectra showing extended series in barium, calcium, thallium, and radium are presented.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Tomkins
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ercoli