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. 2009 Jun 26;3:9. doi: 10.1186/1754-1611-3-9

Table 2.

Description of operational conditions for ICP-MS of fractionated materials.

OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS
RF power (W) 1550

Plasma gas flow rate (L/min) 15

Hydrogen flow rate (mL/min) 2.5

Helium flow rate (mL/min) 2.5

Carrier flow rate (L/min) 0.9

Make-up gas (L/min) 0.1

Auxiliary gas (L/min) 0.9

Sample flow rate (mL/min) 0.4

Acquisition time per isotope (sec) 0.1

Repetition 3

Total acquisition time for 19 isotopes (sec) 2.85

Total running time (sec) 1880

Tuning solution:
 % RSD < 3%

Sample nebulizer tubing:
 Material Tygon
 Internal diameter (mm) 1.02

AF4 carrier tubing:
 Material PEEK
 Internal diameter (mm) 0.25