Description
Book SynopsisThis volume concentrates on the performance capabilities of instrumentation. This approach reflects the increasing emphasis on quality assurance and reliability of results and the increasing automation of machines.
Trade Review"...aims of the author are to deepen the reader's understanding of performance criteria, for use in purchasing the best instrument, confirming ongoing performance of instruments, and understanding uncertainty in analytical measurements...the book achieves these goals and is a worth addition to the bookshelf of any analytical chemist." (Journal of Chemical Education Vol. 78, No. 1 January 2001)
"This works very well for an area in my opinion often not adequately covered in analyst training" (www.rsc.org 8 February 2002)
Table of ContentsAnalytical Measurements.
Uncertainty and Random Error.
Instrument Performance Characteristics.
Quality Systems in Analytical Measurements.
UV-Visible Spectrophotometer Systems.
Atomic Spectroscopy.
Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectrophotometers.
System Characteristics of Gas Chromatography and High Performance Liquid Chromatography.
High Performance Liquid Chromatography.
Gas Chromatography.
Capillary Electrophoresis.
Mass Spectrometry Systems.
Signals.
Unwanted Signals: Noise, Drift and Interference.
Convolution.
Monochromators.
Radiation Sources.
Radiation Detectors.
Responses to Self-Assessment Questions.
Bibliography.
SI Units and Physical Constants.
Periodic Table.
Index.
