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Measurement of transient signals in flame atomic absorption spectrometry. A theoretical approach

E. Beinrohr

Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Slovak Technical University, CSS 1237 Bratislava

Abstract: The measurement of peak height and peak area of transient signals in flame atomic absorption spectrometry was compared from the point of view of calibration, dynamic response range and versatility. Theoretical considerations imply that the measurement of peak area enables a simple and universal quantitation due to the direct proportionality of peak area to the absolute amount of analyte entering the nebulizer. At instrumental parameters kept constant peak area does not depend on the concentration profile of the sample solution entering the nebulizer.

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Chemical Papers 45 (1) 69–74 (1991)