NexION5000 Multi-Quadrupole ICP Mass Spec
Description
An Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) measures the elements in a dissolved aqueous sample by spraying an aerosol into a high temperature argon plasma (up to 10,000 degrees Kelvin) and measuring the resulting ions using a quadrupole mass spectrometer. The NexION® 5000 is a multi-quadrupole-based instrument designed to carefully control the ion beam to selectively remove or preferentially measure molecular interferences that form during an IICP-MS analysis.
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Specifications
Four quadrupoles:
- First: Quadrupole Ion Deflector (Q0) directs ions to the entrance of the first mass filterÌý
- Second: Transmission Analyzer Quadrupole 1 (Q1, full-sized for <0.7 amu mass resolution), acts as a mass filter or as an ion guide to direct ions to the Quadrupole Universal CellÌý
- Third: Quadrupole Universal Cell (Q2), empowered by dynamic bandpass tuning, prevents side reactions with residual reaction gases in the cellÌý
- Fourth: Transmission Analyzer Quadrupole 2 (Q3, full-sized for <0.7 amu mass resolution), acts as a mass filter or as an ion guide to direct ions to the detector.
Detector: Discrete Dynode Software: Syngistix for ICP-MS Detection limits (approx.):0.05ug/l, working solution, 2% nitric and/or HCl (limit may vary depends on elements, concentration, matrix etc.)
Applications
The ICP-MS performs a wide range of rapid multi-element quantitative and semi-quantitative analysis of trace, ultra trace, heavy metals of:
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Water, drinking water, groundwater, wastewater with high organics, seawater, water extracts, acid soluble salts.
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Plant material, animal tissues, food, compost, manure.
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- Volatiles and solvents - Biological serums (blood, saliva, fluid, buffer matrix - Polymers-plastics for elemental impurities - Charcoals, Graphene, graphite-diamond (acid-MW) extract
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- Sediments, sludges, soils, ceramic, quartz: EPA-3051A (acid-MW) extractÌý
- Soil-agricultural applicationsÌý
- Metal and metallurgy: assay, impurities.Ìý
- Experimental (different solution/ solvent extract)
Instrument location
Inductively Coupled Plasma - Elemental Analysis Laboratory (ICP)
Room B36
June Griffith Building (F10)
ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç Sydney, NSW 2033
Email:Ìýicplab@unsw.edu.au
Rabeya Akter
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Email
r.akter@unsw.edu.au
Khorshed Chinu
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Email
k.chinu@unsw.edu.au
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