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             Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry


                4.1 Theory                                                                     73


                    4.1.1 Atomic transitions                                                   73


                    4.1.2 Broadening                                                           75


                4.2 Excitation Sources                                                         78

                    4.2.1 Flame sources                                                        78


                    4.2.2 Plasma sources                                                       78


                    4.2.3 Flames vs plasmas                                                    79


                4.3 Flame Atomic Emission Spectrometry                                         82


                4.4 Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry                    83


                    4.4.1 Plasma generation                                                    83

                    4.4.2 Radiofrequency generators                                            86


                    4.4.3 Sample introduction                                                  87


                    4.4.4 Excitation                                                           92


                    4.4.5 Monochromators                                                       93


                    4.4.6 Detectors                                                            99

                    4.4.7 Data handling                                                       103


                    4.4.8 Performance characteristics                                         103


                    4.4.9 Applications                                                        107


                4.5 Other Flame-like Plasma Sources                                           108


                    4.5.1 Microwave plasmas                                                   108
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