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Aghaei, M.; Flamigni, L.; Lindner, H.; Günther, D.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Occurrence of gas flow rotational motion inside the ICP torch : a computational and experimental study |
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2014 |
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Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry |
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J Anal Atom Spectrom |
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2 |
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249-261 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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An inductively coupled plasma, connected to the sampling cone of a mass spectrometer, is computationally investigated. The occurrence of rotational motion of the auxiliary and carrier gas flows is studied. The effects of operating parameters, i.e., applied power and gas flow rates, as well as geometrical parameters, i.e., sampler orifice diameter and injector inlet diameter, are investigated. Our calculations predict that at higher applied power the auxiliary and carrier gas flows inside the torch move more forward to the sampling cone, which is validated experimentally for the auxiliary gas flow, by means of an Elan 6000 ICP-MS. Furthermore, an increase of the gas flow rates can also modify the occurrence of rotational motion. This is especially true for the carrier gas flow rate, which has a more pronounced effect to reduce the backward motion than the flow rates of the auxiliary and cooling gas. Moreover, a larger sampler orifice (e.g., 2 mm instead of 1 mm) reduces the backward flow of the auxiliary gas path lines. Finally, according to our model, an injector inlet of 2 mm diameter causes more rotations in the carrier gas flow than an injector inlet diameter of 1.5 mm, which can be avoided again by changing the operating parameters. |
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2013-11-14 |
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0267-9477;1364-5544; |
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3.379 |
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21 |
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Most recent IF: 3.379; 2014 IF: 3.466 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:112896 |
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2427 |
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Borovinskaya, O.; Aghaei, M.; Flamigni, L.; Hattendorf, B.; Tanner, M.; Bogaerts, A.; Günther, D. |
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Diffusion- and velocity-driven spatial separation of analytes from single droplets entering an ICP off-axis |
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2014 |
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Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry |
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J Anal Atom Spectrom |
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29 |
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2 |
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262-271 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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The reproducible temporal separation of ion signals generated from a single multi-element droplet, observed in previous studies, was investigated in detail in this work using an ICPTOFMS with high temporal resolution. It was shown that the signal peak intensities of individual elements temporally shift relative to each other only for droplets moving through the plasma off-axis. The magnitude of these shifts correlated with the vaporization temperatures of the analytes and depended on the radial position of the droplets as well as on the thermal properties and velocity profiles of the carrier gases of the ICP. The occurrence of the signal shifting was explained by a spatial separation of analytes already present in the vapor phase in the ICP from a yet unvaporized residue of the droplet. This separation is most likely driven by anisotropic diffusion of vaporized analytes towards the plasma axis and a radial velocity gradient. The proposed explanation is supported by modeling of the gas velocities inside the ICP and imaging of the atomic and ionic emissions produced from single droplets, whose patterns were sloping towards the center of the torch. The effects observed in these studies are important not only for the fundamental understanding of analyteplasma interactions but have also a direct impact on the signal intensities and stability. |
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2013-11-02 |
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0267-9477;1364-5544; |
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3.379 |
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18 |
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Most recent IF: 3.379; 2014 IF: 3.466 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:112897 |
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697 |
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Lindner, H.; Autrique, D.; Pisonero, J.; Günther, D.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Numerical simulation analysis of flow patterns and particle transport in the HEAD laser ablation cell with respect to inductively coupled plasma spectrometry |
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2010 |
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Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry |
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J Anal Atom Spectrom |
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25 |
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3 |
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295-304 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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The present study analyses a specific laser ablation cell, the High Efficiency Aerosol Dispersion (HEAD) cell (see J. Pisonero et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2006, 21, 922931), by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. However, this cell consists of different modular parts, therefore, the results are probably of interest for the further development of other ablation cells. In the HEAD cell, the ablation spot is positioned below an orifice in the ceiling of the sample chamber. The particle transport through this orifice has been analysed for a ceiling height of 0.8 mm. The critical velocity for the onset of particle losses was found to be independent on the ejection angle at the crater spot. The deceleration of the particles can be described as the stopping in an effectively steady gas. Particle losses were negligible in this modular part of the cell at the evaluated laser ablation conditions. The transport efficiency through the Venturi chamber was investigated for different sample gas flow rates. In this case, it was found that small particles were predominantly lost at low flow rates, the large particles at higher flow rates. Making use of the simulation results, it was possible to design a modification of the HEAD cell that results in extremely short calculated washout times. The simulations yielded a signal of less than 10 ms, which was produced by more than 99% of the introduced mass. |
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2010-02-04 |
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0267-9477;1364-5544; |
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3.379 |
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16 |
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Most recent IF: 3.379; 2010 IF: 4.372 |
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UA @ lucian @ c:irua:80871 |
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2403 |
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