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Table 2 Operating conditions and types of instrument parts employed for ICP-OES analyses

From: Oxidative degradation of archaeological wood and the effect of alum, iron and calcium salts

Operating condition/Instrument part

Value/Type

Effective focal length

383 nm

Spectral range

166847 nm

Detector

CID86 chip (charge injection device)

RF generator

27.12 MHz solid state

Plasma viewing

Dual

Plasma and shear gas

Argon

Nebulizer

Burgener MiraMist High Solids Nebulizer

(0.4-2.0 mL/min)

Spray chamber

Glass cyclone

Plasma torch

Enhanced matrix tolerance (EMT) semi-demountable

RF power

1150 W

Pump rate

50 rpm

Auxiliary gas flow

0.5 L/min

Nebulizing gas flow

0.5 L/min

Maximum integration time for low WL range

15 s (both axial and radial)

Maximum integration time for high WL range

10 s (axial) and 5 s (radial)

Flush time

45 s