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Modern Methods of Geochemical Analysis pp 169–204Cite as

Optical Emission Spectroscopy

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Optical emission spectroscopy includes the fields of flame-, arc-, and spark-induced emission phenomena in the UV, visible, and near IR regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. As a technique, it furnishes the analytical investigator with qualitative and quantitative information on the elemental composition of matter through simultaneous multielement determinations. Detection limits in the low-ppm range are quite common.

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