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Instrument Database:
VG Elemental - PlasmaTrace
( Thermo Scientific )
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| Year of introduction |
1988 |
| Status |
historical ( out of service ) |
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VG Elemental
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| Categories |
Mass spectrometer: ICP-MS
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First generation high-resolution ICP-MS instrument. The first high resolution instrument, the Plasma Trace was introduced to the market in 1988 by VG, based on the "7070" a double focusing sector field instrument for organic analysis.
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| Specifications |
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Dimensions (w x d x h in cm)
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| double-focussing | Mass range
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| | Resolution |
| Detector
| CEM | | Dynamic range (orders of magnitude) | 10 (pulse counting or analog) | Vacuum system
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| | ICP generator |
| Frequency (MHz)
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| Power (Watt)
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| Load coil
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| Torch
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| Argon flow (L/min)
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| Sample introduction
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| | Operating system and software | OS/2 | Computer
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| Short term precision (RSD for 10 replicates)
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| Long term precision (RSD for 4 hours)
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| Sensitivity (Mcps/ppm)
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| Detection limits (3s, ng/L)
| 0.0008-0.01 for 35 elements; 0.02-0.2 for 12 elements | | Isotope ratio precision (RSD for Ag-107/Ag-109) | 0.014% for 235-U, < 0.002% for 238-U | Doubly charged Ba ions
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| | Ce Oxide ions |
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