Plasma Source Mass Spectrometry The New Millennium [Hardcover]

The understanding of the principles of ICP-MS and its application as an analytical technique is continually evolving and this book provides a unique snapshot of the current state-of-the-art. Plasma Source Mass Spectrometry: The New Millennium covers a diverse range of topics including the fate of the sample as it passes through the sample introduction system, chemical resolution using reaction and collision cells, various methods of mass analysis, approaches to account for spectral interferences, hyphenation methods to enable speciation, and the results of analyses ranging from natural waters and archaeological isotope ratios to organometallic speciation in biological materials. Describing explicitly the analytical methods that deal with current analytical challenges, and offering a current perspective on elemental analysis by plasma source mass spectrometry that is not to be found elsewhere, this book will be welcomed by both academics and industrialists as containing the most up-to-date information available on this burgeoning topic. ... an excellent supplement to more traditional textbooks on plasma source mass spectrometry ... ... readers with a current interest in the technique of ICP-MS or those wishing to learn of its capabilities will find plenty to interest them. ... many extremely interesting results are presented here, and the book is likely to be of interest to most workers in the area. Sample Preparation and Introduction; Mass Analyser Instrumentation; Reaction Cells for ICP-MS; Applications; Isotope Ratio Measurement; Speciation; Author Index; Subject Index. ... an excellent supplement to more traditional textbooks on plasma source mass spectrometry ... ... modern, well organized, and is easy to read and comprehend ... highly recommended. This book will be welcomed by both academics and industrialists as containing the most up-to-date information available on this burgeoning topic.