Description
Book SynopsisGlow discharge optical emission spectroscopy (GDOES) is an essential technique for the direct analysis of bulk solids, for elemental surface analysis and for the depth profiling of thin films and industrial coatings. The technique has shown rapid growth in numbers of instruments, in breadth of applications, in improved quantification in recent years and is now a recognised technique within the ISO, with two international standards. Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectroscopy: A Practical Guide takes the reader on a journey through instrument operation, sample preparation, analysis, and reporting results. It follows two sets of samples through the whole process of analysis, brass samples for bulk analysis, and zinc-coated steel for depth profiling. Procedures are consistent with recent ISO standards and each step is loaded with hands-on tips and theoretical insight. The book also includes unique data tables on spectral interferences, molecular bands, self-absorption and relative sputte
Trade ReviewA highly useful text that is a true service to the users of this technique. * Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2004, 126, 7728-7730 (R Kenneth Marcus) *
All readers will benefit from this book, no matter whose instrument one may be using, and no matter one's current level of expertise. * Applied Spectroscopy, No.7, 2004 (David J Butcher) *
Recommended to users of the glow-discharge technique. A good tool to strengthen their knowledge. * Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (2005) 382: 863-864 (N Bordel) *
Table of ContentsPreparation and Maintenance of Instrument; Samples: Selection, Preparation; Optimisation of Source and Analytical Parameters; Calibration; Calibration for Bulk Analysis; Calibration for Compositional Depth Profiling; Drift Correction; Bulk Analysis; Qualitative Depth Profiling; Compositional Depth Profiling; Theory; Line Selection; Trouble Shooting; Subject Index
