《Laser excited atomic fluorescence spectrometry - a review 2016》.pdfVIP

Spectrochimica Acta Part B 56 Ž2001. 1565 1592 Review Laser excited atomic fluorescence spectrometry a review Peter Stchur, Karl X. Yang, Xiandeng Hou, Tao Sun, Robert G. Michel Department of Chemistry, Uniersity of Connecticut, 55 North Eagleille Road, Storrs, CT 06269-3060, USA Received 20 April 2001; accepted 7 June 2001 Abstract This review focuses on the development of new instruments, and new applications of laser excited atomic fluorescence spectrometry, LEAFS, in recent years since the last published reviews. Such developments include Ž . solid-state tunable lasers, deep UV tunable lasers, the use of charge coupled detectors CCDs , and the applications of LEAFS for trace metal determination in various samples. The advent of diode lasers with their now somewhat improved range of wavelengths and power output, provides opportunities for research and applications in LEAFS. The further development of the coupling of second and third harmonic crystals to pulsed diode lasers shows promise for compact and robust instrumentation. There have been no recent instrumental developments that might provide more isotopic selectivity beyond the elements like uranium where the spectral isotope splitting is greater than most elements, but laser diodes could provide this due to their potential to provide an output with very narrow spectral bandwidth. The advent of optical parametric oscillator-based lasers has enabled LEAFS to be much more practical then in the past when dye lasers were used. This should be the harbinger o