Spectroscopy Solutions Blog

Plasma Spectrochemistry for Trace Element, Stable Isotope, Elemental Imaging and Speciation Analyses.

The 2020 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, 21st in a series of biennial meetings, features developments in plasma spectrochemical analysis by inductively coupled plasma (ICP), dc plasma (DCP), microwave plasma (MIP), glow discharge (GDL, HCL), and laser sources (LA, LIBS).

In a recent interview, Separation Science took time to talk with Adam Currie, Laboratory Manager at Siltech PMR in Melbourne, Australia, to understand how plasma-based techniques such as ICP-OES and MP-AES, and the Agilent OneNeb Series 2 Nebulizer, are being used and how this is providing benefits for the company's precious metals applications.

Frederick H. Long from Spectroscopic Solutions, LLC, New Jersey, USA discusses quantitative prediction using Raman spectroscopy. Method validation is the process of verifying an analytical method is performing as required. It is required in regulated industries and is good scientific practice. United States Pharmacopeia chapters on Near IR spectroscopy and on Raman spectroscopy describe the...