IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials
Online ISSN : 1347-5533
Print ISSN : 0385-4205
ISSN-L : 0385-4205
Paper
High-Power Microwave-Induced Helium Plasma at Atmospheric Pressure for Trace Element Analysis
Tetsu OkamotoYukio Okamoto
Author information
JOURNAL FREE ACCESS

2007 Volume 127 Issue 5 Pages 272-276

Details
Abstract
An annular helium plasma at atmospheric pressure was generated by the 2.45 GHz microwave power (∼1 kW) with Okamoto cavity, and the physical and analytical characteristics were summarized. The electron density and iron excitation temperature of high energy part for the He plasma were on the order of 1014/cm3 and 6,500 K, respectively. An aqueous solution with non-metal was injected into the plasma by the ultrasonic system with desolvation and condensation. Intense atomic and/or ionic emissions were detected and the detection limit of 100 ppb for F I (685.6 nm), 100 ppb for Cl II (479.5 nm), 150 ppb for Br II (487.5 nm), 1ppb for C I (247.9 nm), 2 ppb for P I (213.6 nm) and 0.02 ppb for Mg II (279.6 nm) and Ca II (393.4 nm) were obtained.
Content from these authors
© 2007 by the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan
Previous article
feedback
Top