Dear Colleagues
Here is the preliminary program and schedule for the Vendors meeting in Pau.
your comments are welcome. Many thanks to all the vendors for their
cooperation I look forward to seeing many Plasmachems in Pau - with questions !!
Joe Brenner
Workshop on Plasma Instrumentation, Accessories and Sample Preparation
January 10, 1999, Pau, France
Program
CHAIRMAN AND ORGANIZER, I.B. (Joe) Brenner, Environmental Analytical
Laboratory, Engineering Science Faculty, Ben Gurion University, Address for
correspondence - 9 Dishon Street, Malkha, Jerusalem, 96956, Israel.
8:00-08:20 INTRODUCTION. SETTING THE SCENE - CHALLENGES FOR PLASMA BASED
INSTRUMENTATION I.B. (Joe) Brenner, Environmental Analytical Laboratory,
Engineering Science Faculty, Ben Gurion University; Mailing address: 9
Dishon Street, Malkha, Jerusalem, 96956, Israel.
SESSION 1: DEVELOPMENTS IN ICP-AES INSTRUMENTATION
08:20-08:40 SOLID-STATE DETECTORS – THEIR ROLE IN THE FUTURE OF OPTICAL
EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY. Dennis Yates, Chuck Schneider, Ian Shuttler, and Ken
Fredeen, The Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Norwalk, CT. USA.
08:40-09:00 A NEW CCD DETECTOR FOR SIMULTANEOUS ICP-AES. Chris Webb, Andrew
T. Zander. Ginzton Research Center, Varian Associates, 3075 Hansen Way, Palo
Alto, CA, 94304, USA. Henk Visser, Varian Nederland B.V. P.O. Box 266, 3990
GB Houten, The Netherlands. Philip V. Wilson, Glyn Russell Varian Australia
Michael Knowles, Pty. Ltd., 679 Springvale Rd, Mulgrave, 3170, Victoria,
Australia.
09:00-09:20 ACHIEVING IMPROVED ICP LIMITS OF DETECTION THROUGH ADVANCES IN
ARRAY DETECTOR TECHNOLOGY. Robert W. Foster, Michael. J. Pilon, and Ronald
L. Stux. Thermo Jarrell Ash/Baird, 27 Forge Parkway, Franklin MA 02038 USA.
09:20-09:40 A NEW SIMULTANEOUS ICP-AES WITH CCD DETECTOR AND AXIALLY VIEWED
PLASMA. Michael B. Knowles, Tran Nham, Glyn Russell. Varian Australia Pty
Ltd., 679 Springvale Rd, Mulgrave, 3170, Victoria, Australia. Henk Visser,
Varian Nederland B.V. P.O. Box 266, 3990 GB Houten, The Netherlands.
09:40-10.00 ULTRA-RAPID QUANTITATIVE AND SEMIQUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS. Geoff
Tyler, Agnes Cosnier, Nathalie LeCorre, Christophe Deraed, Alain Le
Marchand. Jobin Yvon Emission, Longjumeau, 91165, France.
10:00-10.20 A NOVEL SPECTRAL CURVE-FITTING TECHNIQUE FOR ICP-AES. Chris Webb
and Andrew T. Zander, Ginzton Research Center, Varian Associates, 3075
Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304. Philip V. Wilson and Gabriel Perlis. Varian
Australia, Optical Spectroscopy Instruments, 679 Springvale Road, Mulgrave,
Victoria 3170, Australia.
10:20-10:40 DISCUSSION
10:40-11:00 BREAK
SESSION 2: DEVELOPMENTS IN DIRECT SOLIDS ANALYSIS AND ALTERNATE SOURCES
11:00-11:20 INSTRUMENTAL DEVELOPMENTS AT THERMO JARRELL ASH AND BAIRD.
Geoffrey. N. Coleman, Robert W. Foster, Robert J. Krupa, Shen Luan, Michael.
J. Pilon, and Ronald L. Stux. Thermo Jarrell Ash/Baird, 27 Forge Parkway,
Franklin MA 02038. USA.
11:20-11:40 ANALYSIS OF SOLID METAL SAMPLES BY SPARK ABLATION ICP-AES.
Christophe Deraed, Laurent Chauvet, Natherlie LeCorre, Geoff Tyler, Agnes
Cosnier. Jobin Yvon Emission, Longjumeau, 91165, France.
11:40-12:00 IN-DEPTH EXAMINATION OF RADIOFREQUENCY GLOW DISCHARGE EMISSION
SPECTRA. Patrick Chapon, Thomas Nelis, Alain Lemarchand, Jobin-Yvon
Emission, 16-18 Rue du Canal, 91165, Longjumeau, France. Richard Payling,
Surface Analytical, 2 Minter Street, Valentine, NSW. 2280, Australia.
12:00-12:30 DISCUSSION
12:30-13:00 LUNCH
SESSION 3: DEVELOPMENTS IN ICP-MS INSTRUMENTATION -1
13:00-13:20 NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR ICP-MS. Eric Denoyer and Uwe Voellkopf.
PE-SCIEX, 71 For Valley Drive, Concord, Ontario, L4K4V8, Canada.
13:30-13:40 ANALYSIS OF “DIFFICULT” ELEMENTS BY ICP-MS – REVISITED. Don
Potter, Ed McCurdy, Hewlett-Packard, Heathside Park Rd. Stockport, Cheshire
SK3 0RB UK. Abe Gutierrez, Hewlett-Packard, Little Falls Site, Wilmington DE
19808, USA. Junichi Takahashi, Yokogawa Analytical Systems Inc, 2-11-19
Naka-cho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180, Japan.
13:40-14:00 ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR THE SEMI-CONDUCTOR INDUSTRY BY ICP-MS –
COOL, WARM OR HOT? Stephen Anderson, Varian Australia Pty. Ltd., 679
Springvale Rd, Mulgrave, 3170, Victoria, Australia. Shane Elliott and Mike
Plantz, Varian Instruments, Englewood, CO 80112, and Wood Dale IL, 60191.
USA. David Palsulich, Micron Technologies Inc. Boise, Idaho, USA.
14:00-14:20 PLASMALAB, VG ELEMENTAL’S NEW WINDOWS NT SOFTWARE SUITE. MAKING
THE MOST OF YOUR HARDWARE. P. Shaw, VG Elemental, Ion Path, Road Three,
Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 3B, UK.
14:20-14:40 FAST SAMPLE THROUGHPUT WITHOUT EXPENSIVE ACCESSORIES - MAKING
THE MOST INTELLIGENT USE OF WHAT COMES WITH A STANDARD ICP-MS. Dr. P. Shaw,
VG Elemental, Ion Path, Road Three, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 3BX, UK.
14:40-15:00 ACHIEVING FLEXIBILITY IN ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS USING COMBINED
PLASMA OPTICAL EMISSION AND MASS SPECTROMETRY. Shen Luan, Frank Bulman,
Svetlana Nadel, and Robert Foster, Thermo Jarrell-Ash Corp., 27 Forge
Parkway, Franklin MA 02038 USA.
15:00-15:20 BREAK AND DISCUSSION
SESSION 4: DEVELOPMENTS IN ICP-MS INSTRUMENTATION - 2
15:20-15:40 RECENT ADVANCES AND APPLICATIONS IN HEXAPOLE ICP-MS. Fadi
Abou-Shakra, Andrew Eaton, Zenon Palcz, Patrick Turner and Jim Speakman.
Micromass UK Ltd, Tudor Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, UK.
15:40-16:00 PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF A MULTIPOLE COLLISION CELL
ICP-MS. J. Batey and S. Nelms. VG Elemental, Ion Path, Road 3, Winsford,
Cheshire, CW7 3BX. UK.
16:00-16:20 HIGH DETECTION EFFICIENCY ISOTOPE RATIO ANALYSIS USING A SINGLE
FOCUSING ICP MAGNETIC SECTOR MASS SPECTROMETER. Z. Palacz, P.J. Turner, C.
Haines, F. Abou-Shakra, A.N. Eaton, Micromass UK Ltd., Floats Road,
Wythenshawe, Manchester M23 9LZ, UK.
16:20-16:40 DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A ICP TIME-OF-FLIGHT MS- GBC
OPTIMASS 8000. Greg Bercowy, GBC Scientific Equipment Inc, 3930 Ventura
Drive, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004, USA; Lindsay Moore and Andrew
Saint, GBC Scientific Equipment Pty Ltd, 12 Monterey Road, Dandenong
Victoria 3175, Australia
16:40-17:00 DISCUSSION and BREAK
SESSION 5: DEVELOPMENTS IN SAMPLE INTRODUCTION, SAMPLE PREPARATION AND
CALIBRATION
17:00-17:20 SAMPLE PREPARATION FOR ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY BY MICROWAVE ASSISTED
TECHNIQUES – WHAT IS OUR OBJECTIVE ? Peter Kainrath*, Dietmar Weber*, Sabine
Mann**, G. Knapp*** and Peter Kettisch**** * Bodenseewerk Perkin Elmer GmbH,
Postfach 101761, D 88647 Überlingen, Germany; ** Perkin Elmer Deutschland
Verkauf und Service, Postfach 101754, D 88647 Überlingen, Germany, ***
Institut für Analytische Chemie, Mikro- und Radiochemie, Technikerstraße 4,
A 8010 Graz, Austria, **** Anton Paar GmbH, Kärntner Strasse 322, A 8054
Graz Strassgang, Austria
17:20-17:40 MICRODIGEST 3.6: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MICROWAVE–ASSISTED
DIGESTION. Vincent O. Schmitt, Olivier Berrouiguet, Marie-Joëlle, Dozias.
PROLABO, 54, Rue Roger Salengro, 94126 Fontenay-sous-Bois, France.
17:40-18:00 MILLI-Q ELEMENT: AN ULTRAPURE WATER SOURCE FOR ULTRATRACE
ELEMENT DETERMINATIONS Daniel Darbouret* and Ichiro Kano**. * Laboratory
Water Division, R&D, Millipore S.A., BP 307, 78054 Saint Quentin en
Yvelines, Cedex, France. ** Laboratory Water Division, R&D, Nihon Millipore
Ltd, Mita-Kokusai, Bldg. 4-28, 1-Chome Mita Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 108-0073 Japan
18:00-18:20 MANUFACTURING, QUALITY CONTROL AND CHARACTERI-ZATION OF SPEX
CERTIPREP ISOTOPE DILUTION STANDARDS. Nimi Kocherlakota, Laszlo Ernyei,
Ralph Obenauf, SPEX CertiPrep Inc., 203 Norcross Av., Metuchen, NJ 08840. USA.
18:20-19:00 DEBATE AND CONCLUSION
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