SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART B: ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY Including Spectrochimica Acta Electronica and Spectrochimica Acta Reviews CONTENTS OF VOLUME 49B 1994 No. 1 HELIUM PLASMA ISSUE P. W. J. M. Boumans 1 Editorial 3 Curriculum vitae: Dr Nicolo Omenetto J. W. Carnahan Foreword L. K. Olson and J. A. Caruso The helium microwave-induced plasma: an alternative ion source for plasma mass spec- trometry S. R. Goode and J. N. Emily Measuring the spatial distribution of properties and species in microwave-induced helium plasmas M. W. Blades Atmospheric-pressure, radio frequency, ca- pacitively coupled helium plasmas R. Pereiro, Min Wu, Direct coupling of continuous hydride genera- J. A. C. Broekaert and tion with microwave plasma torch atomic G. M. Hieftje emission spectrometry for the determination of arsenic, antimony and tin G. L. Long, G. R. Ducatte and Helium microwave-induced plasmas for E. D. Lancaster element specific detection in chromatography M. R. Joseph, Ning Xu and Time-resolved emission characteristics and V. Majidi temperature profiles of laser-induced plasmas in helium . Brandl and Charge transfer in analytical helium plasmas Manuscript Requirements Spectrochimica Acta Electronica Aims and Scope Notes for Contributors i No. 2 M. P. Dziewatkoski and A study of hydrocarbon dissociation in a mi- C. B. Boss crowave induced plasma sustained in Ar gas Min Wu, Yixiang Duan, Elemental mass spectrometry using a helium Qinhan Jin and G. M. Hieftje microwave plasma torch as an ion source Min Wu and G. M. Hieftje The effect of easily ionized elements on analyte emission efficiency in inductively coupled plasma spectrometry Y. Madrid, J. M. Gutierrez Reduction of interferences by hydride-forming and C. Camara and transition metals in continuous-flow mercury cold vapour generation using micellar media H. Klinkenberg, T. Beeren Multielement analysis using flow injection and W. Van Borm inductively coupled plasma mass spectrom- etry: analytical aspects of multielement deter- minations in highly concentrated solutions of phosphoric acid, sodium phosphate and sodium nitrate N. V. Denisova and Optogalvanic effect in radio frequency dis- N. G. Preobrazhensky charges Jiansheng Wang, J. M. Carey Direct analysis of solid samples by electro- and J. A. Caruso thermal vaporization inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry R. J. Watling, H. K. Herbert, Gold fingerprinting by laser ablation induc- D. Delev and I. D. Abell tively coupled plasma mass spectrometry Notes for contributors No. 3 S. Hauptkorn and V. Krivan 221 Determination of silicon in boron nitride by slurry sampling electrothermal atomic absorp- tion spectrometry Liang Yan-zhong and Atom release of Mn, Co, Ag and Tl ina graphite Ni Zhe-ming furnace atomizer with and without palladium modifier R. Viswanathan, M. Sai Baba, 243 A mass spectrometric study of the dissociation D. D. Albert Raj, of the gaseous diatomic tellurium molecule R. Balasubramanian, T. S. Lakshmi Narasimhan and C. K. Mathews E. B. Saloman A resonance ionization spectroscopy/resonance ionization mass spectrometry data service. V—Data sheets for Ga, Mn, Sc and T1 Analytical Note Han Chuang and Direct determination of cadmium in sea-water Shang-Da Huang with a graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer Review F. Leis and E. B. M. Steers Boosted glow discharges for atomic spectros- copy—analytical and fundamental properties Notes for coatributors No. 4 M. Odegard 327 Obituary—Aslak Kvalheim 1911-1993 V. A. Fassel 331 Obituary—Richard N. Kniseley 1930-1992 V. V. Kogan, M. W. Hinds 333 The direct determination of trace metals in and G. I. Ramendik gold and silver materials by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry without matrix matched standards B. Treiger, J. Injuk, Non-linear mapping of microbeam proton- I. Bondarenko, P. Van Espen, induced X-ray emission data for source identi- R. Van Grieken, L. Breitenbach fication of North Sea aerosols and U. Watjen G. Hermann, T. Udem, Calculated transmission line structures of a K. Hirokawa and H. Matsuta Cu coherent forward scattering resonance monochromator (CFSRM) E. G. Su, A. I. Yuzefovsky, Linearization of calibration curves of man- R. G. Michel, J. T. McCaffrey ganese, copper, silver, thallium and chromium and W. Slavin in Zeeman graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry Cc. M. M. Smith and Sensitivities and detection limits for graphite J. M. Harnly furnace atomic absorption spectrometry using acontinuum source and linear photodiode array detection R. W. Fonseca, K. I. Wolfe Mechanisms of vaporization for Cr using elec- and J. A. Holcombe trothermal atomization Spectrochimica Acta Reviews A. Bengtson Quantitative depth profile analysis by glow discharge Notes for contributors ili No. 5 R. Wennrick and G. Werner Obituary—Prof. Dr Klaus Dittrich 1938-1993 J. P. Byrne, D. C. Grégoire, Vaporization and atomization of boron in the D. M. Goltz and graphite furnace investigated by electrothermal C. L. Chakrabarti vaporization inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry N. Hadgu and W. Frech Performance of side-heated graphite atomizers in atomic absorption spectrometry using tubes with end caps S. L. Tong and K. S. Chin Simultaneous multielement graphite furnace atomic absorption measurements using a photodiode array detector Yu. M. Smirnov Extended classification of holmium spectral lines using data obtained in crossing beams J. F. Camuiia-Aguilar, A comparative study of three microwave in- R. Pereiro-Garcia, duced plasma sources for atomic emission J. E. Sanchez-Uria and spectrometry—I. Excitation of mercury and A. Sanz-Medel its determination after on-line continuous cold vapour generation Technical Note S. K. Luo and H. Berndt Sample introduction in ICP spectrometry by hydraulic high-pressure nebulization Spectrochimica Acta Electronica D. S. Hanselman, N. N. Sesi, The effect of sample matrix on electron density, M. Huang and G. M. Hieftje electron temperature and gas temperature in the argon inductively coupled plasma examined by Thomson and Rayleigh scattering A. A. Ghazi, S. Qamar and Uranium spectra in the ICP M. A. Atta Research Note T. K. Starn and G. M. Hieftje Gopher: a unidirectional means of distributing spectrochemical resources Announcements Spectrochimica Acta Electronica Aims and Scope Spectrochimica Acta Electronica Instructions for Readers Spectrochimica Acta Electronica Instructions for Authors iv No. 6 Deng Bo and Gao Yungeng 537 The formation of blisters on the probe surface when atomizing lanthanum nitrate in the graphite furnace J. F. Camuiia-Aguilar, A comparative study of three microwave- R. Pereiro-Garcia, induced plasma sources for atomic emission J. E. Sanchez-Uria and spectrometry—lII. Evaluation of their atomiz- A. Sanz-Medel ation/excitation capabilities for chlorinated hydrocarbons J. M. Ren and E. D. Salin Direct solid sample analysis using furnace vaporization with Freon modification and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry—I. Vaporization of oxides and carbides J. M. Ren and E. D. Salin Direct solid sample analysis using furnace vaporization with Freon modification and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry—II. Analysis of real samples B. Doéekal, V. Krivan and Separation of analyte and matrix for the direct M. Franek analysis of high-purity molybdenum-based materials by electrothermal atomic spectrom- etry methods—I. Radiotracer investigation of thermal extraction of impurities in a graphite cup Yixiang Duan, Hangqi Zhang, Desolvation effect on the analytical perform- Mingyi Huo and Qinhan Jin ance of microwave-induced plasma atomic absorption spectrometry (MIP—AAS) Y. Pak and S. R. Koirtyohann Fundamental characterization of the moderate power He microwave induced plasma F. Bosch Reig, V. Peris Martinez, A model for the calculation of theoretical J. V. Gimeno Adelantado and intensities in X-ray fluorescence obtained by F. Bosch Mossi the limit dilution method and for the elimin- ation of the matrix effect R. Fernando and B. T. Jones Continuum-source graphite-furnace atomic absorption spectrometry with photodiode atray detection Analytical Note B. D. Zehr and J. P. VanKuren Characterizing flame atomic absorption spec- troscopy parameters Announcements Notes for contributors Spectrochimica Acta Electronica Aims and Scope Vv No. 7 L. Halicz, J. W. H. Lam and 637 An on-line method for the determination of J. W. McLaren lead and lead isotope ratios in fresh and saline waters by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry C. Lazik and R. K. Marcus Effect of excitation frequency on source char- acteristics in radio frequency glow discharge atomic emission spectrometry—I. 2-30 MHz S. Akman and G. Déner Interference mechanisms of sodium chloride on zinc and cobalt in graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry using a dual cavity platform A. Lopez-Molinero, Classification of emission spectral lines in A. V. Caballero and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission J. R. Castilio spectroscopy using principal component analysis D. Pollmann, C. Pilger, Noise power spectra of inductively coupled R. Hergenréder, F. Leis, plasma mass spectrometry using a cooled P. Tschépel and spray chamber J. A. C. Broekaert O. I. Matveev and On the possibility of direct evaluation of ion- N. Omenetto ization rates induced by laser radiation in flames—I. Time-resolved ionization measure- ments P. J. Galley and G. M. Hieftje Easily ionizable element (EIE) interferences in inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry—II. Minimization of EIE effects by choice of observation volume J. Kawai, T. Konishi, High resolution titanium Ka X-ray fluores- A. Shimohara and Y. Gohshi cence spectra Research Note J. Kawai, H. Adachi, Depth selective X-ray absorption fine structure S. Hayakawa, Song Yang Zhen, spectrometry K. Kobayashi, Y. Gohshi, K. Maeda and Y. Kitajima Notes for contributors Spectrochimica Acta Electronica Aims and Scope No. 8 . J. Heintz, P. J. Galley and Emission features of a conventional radio frequency glow discharge source and a mag- netically enhanced source vi R. Gotz, J. W. Elgersma, Application of an electrospray-interface as a J. C. Kraak and H. Poppe new nebulizer for inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry A. L. Walker, H. B. Fannin The electronic chemical potential of selected and B. A. Bielski elements Suh-Jen Jane Tsai, Determination of lead and bismuth in nickel- Ching-Ching Jan and base alloys by graphite furnace atomic absorp- Li-Lin Chang tion spectrometry using continuum source background correction J. C. de Andrade and A continuous flow cold vapour procedure for M. I. M. S. Bueno mercury determination by atomic emission using the reverse flow injection approach T. Jacksier and R. M. Barnes Analysis of electronic grade chlorine by sealed inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy P. B. Farnsworth News on fundamental reference data Spectrochimica Acta Electronica Hao Zhang, Chunming Hsiech, Revised, fast, flexible algorithms for deter- I. Ishii, Zongfu Zeng and mination of electron number densities in A. Montaser plasma discharges E. H. van Veen, S. Bosch and The Kalman filter approach to inductively M. T. C. de Loos-Vollebregt coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry Spectrochimica Acta Electronica Aims and Scope Spectrochimica Acta Electronica Instructions for Readers Spectrochimica Acta Electronica Instructions for Authors Notes for Contributors No. 9 V. Karanassios, K. P. Bateman 847 Electrically heated wire-loop, in-torch va- and G. A. Spiers porization sample introduction system for inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry with photodiode array detection Analytical Note V. Karanassios, K. P. Bateman Determination of mercury vapor in air using and G. A. Spiers electrically heated, gold-coated wire-loops, in-torch vaporization sample introduction and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry with photodiode array detection vii T. Kantor, B. Radziuk and Electrothermal volatilization flame and graphite B. Welz furnace atomic absorption spectrometric inves- tigations on the determination of calcium in gallium Analytical Note R. Torralba, M. Bonilla, Speciation and simultaneous determination of L. V. Pérez-Arribas, A. Palacios arsenic(III), arsenic(V), monomethylarsonate and C. Camara and dimethylarsinate by atomic absorption using inverse least squares multivariate calibration K. Oishi, T. Okumoto, T. Iino, Elemental mass spectrometry using a nitrogen M. Koga, T. Shirasaki and microwave-induced plasma as an ion source N. Furuta Jin-Chun Woo, K. H. Cho, An emission study with a moderate power T. Tanaka and H. Kawaguchi radio frequency.Grimm-type glow discharge source W. Grimm and G. Hermann Determination of lead isotope distributions by means of a computer-controlled Zeeman scanning atomic absorption spectrometer (ZSAAS) Technical Note V. S. Kondrashov, An alternative approach to process gamma L. Sajo-Bohus and E. D. Greaves ray spectral data Notes for Contributors Spectrochimica Acta Electronica Aims and Scope No. 10 Ni Zhe-ming, He Bin and 947 Minimization of sulfate interference in Han Heng-bin selenium determination by furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy N. S. Nonose, N. Matsuda, Some characteristics of polyatomic ion spectra N. Fudagawa and M. Kubota in inductively coupled plasma mass spectro- metry K. L. Headrick, Matrix interferences in the analysis of solution C. L. Chakrabarti, Z. Bicheng residues using a commercial cathodic sputtering and B. Marchand atomizer for atomic absorption spectrometry V. Karanassios, K. P. Bateman Correlation-based detection of spectral infor- and G. A. Spiers mation using microliter volumes, in-torch vaporization (ITV) sample introduction and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry with photodiode array detection Viii A. Kh. Gilmutdinov, Kinetics of release of carbon and carbon A. E. Staroverov, monoxide from a graphite furnace investigated D. C. Grégoire, R. E. Sturgeon by electrothermal vaporization inductively and C. L. Chakrabarti coupled plasma mass spectrometry Ken’ichi Sakata and Reduction of fundamental polyatomic ions in K. Kawabata inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry I. Roelandts News on Reference Materials: Nickel and nickel alloy reference materials Notes for Contributors Spectrochimica Acta Electronica Aims and Scope No. 11 P. Smichowski, 1049 Speciation and preconcentration of Sb(III) M. Beatriz de la Calle, and Sb(V) on alumina using phosphoric acid Y. Madrid, M. G. Cobo under pH-controlled conditions and C. Camara W. D. Brandon, W. R. Garrett, Experimental verification of a simple method C. H. Chen, S. L. Allman and to avoid isotopic biases resulting from hyper- M. G. Payne fine structure in resonant ionization mass spectroscopy Yang Wei-min and The possibility of standardless analysis in Ni Zhe-ming graphite furnace atomic absorption spectro- metry: determination of beryllium in environ- mental and biological samples Mingxiang Cai, Izumi Ishii, Fundamental properties of helium inductively R. H. Clifford, A. Montaser, coupled plasmas measured by high-resolution B. A. Palmer and L. R. Layman Fourier transform spectrometry I. Roelandts News on Reference Materials: Cobalt and zirconium alloy reference materials I. Roelandts News on Reference Materials: Lead and tin alloy reference materials Technical Note Izumi Ishii, Mingxiang Cai, Rotational temperatures of argon—nitrogen A. Montaser, B. A. Palmer ICP discharges measured by high-resolution and L. R. Layman Fourier transform spectrometry Spectrochimica Acta Electronica S. Oswald, V. Hoffmann and Contributions to computer-aided interpretation G. Ehrlich of ion sputtering depth profiling Spectrochimica Acta Electronica Aims and Scope ix Spectrochimica Acta Electronica Instructions for Readers Spectrochimica Acta Electronica Instructions for Authors Notes for Contributors No. 12-14 WINEFORDNER ISSUE An Indefatigable Search for Innovation in Analytical Spectrochemistry Dedicated to Jim Winefordner in recognition of his contributions to the field of Analytical Spectrochemistry Co-Editors: NICOLO OMENETTO, WALTER SLAVIN and BENJAMIN SMITH W. Slavin and N. Omenetto Ix Preface H. V. Malmstadt 1147 James D. Winefordner as a student B. Smith 1151 A profile of Jim Winefordner including a bibliography and a list of co-workers J. Winefordner 1205 Personal views and motivations of a teacher and a scientist T. S. West Tribute to Professor J. D. Winefordner K. Fuwa My memory of spectroscopy in the U.S.A.: an exciting era of atomic emission, atomic absorption and atomic fluorescence L. de Galan Survival in atomic spectrometry T. Vo-Dinh Winefordner and molecular spectroscopy— The man and his legacy Fundamental studies and analytical applications of inductively coupled plasma—optical emission spectrometry (ICP—OES) and mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) D. G. J. Weir and 1231 The response of the inductively coupled argon M. W. Blades plasma to solvent plasma load: spatially resolved maps of electron density obtained from the intensity of one argon line D. Pollmann, F. Leis, Multielement trace determinations in AI,O, G. Télg, P. Tschépel and ceramic powders by inductively coupled J. A. C. Broekaert plasma mass spectrometry with special refer- ence to on-line trace preconcentration x