Shimadzu Corporation

Schunk Kohlenstofftechnik Gmbh

Akira Honda

Seiji Kojima

Kikuo Sasaki

Ralf Gaertner

Osuke Kobayashi

Rudolf Weck

The invention relates to a tube furnace device for an atomizing furnace and to an analyzing apparatus comprising an atomizing furnace and a tube furnace device, in particular for atomic absorption spectrometry, the tube furnace device comprising a sample carrier means () and a bearing means () for supporting and forming electrical contact with the sample carrier means, the sample carrier means having a receiving tube () forming a tubular receiving space () for receiving an analyte, the sample carrier means having two bearing protrusions on the receiving tube for forming a connection with the bearing means, the bearing protrusions extending perpendicularly, preferably orthogonally, in relation to a longitudinal axis of the receiving tube, wherein the tube furnace device has a contact pressure means () via which a contact pressure force () can be exerted on the bearing protrusions in the direction of a passant line () in relation to a circular cross section () of the receiving tube.

Tube furnace device for an atomizing furnace

Atomic absorption spectrometer

A spectroscopic apparatus applicable to both ICP (inductively coupled plasma) emission spectroscopy and atomic absorption spectrometry is provided. The spectroscopic apparatus includes a sample unit on which a plasma torch for ICP emission spectroscopy and a heating tube for atomic absorption spectrometry are mounted. A control unit shifts the sample unit to place a plasma flame that is on an end of the plasma torch in front of the light inlet of a spectroscopic unit when the apparatus is operating in the ICP emission spectroscopic mode and to place a central axis of the heating tube in front of the light inlet when the apparatus is operating in the atomic absorption spectrometric mode. The control unit also shifts the apparatus to a two stage spectral mode for ICP emission spectroscopy and to a one stage spectral mode for atomic absorption spectrometry.

Apparatus applied to spectroscopy

A sample transfer apparatus atomizer connected via tube to a sample receiver for micro-sampling. The sample receiver has a funnel-shaped upward opening and is connected to the tube at the base of the funnel. A control unit controls the apparatus to make sure that the sample injected into the sample receiver will be so positioned in the tube that a quantity of solvent is positioned nearer to the vaporizer than the sample, and preferably another quantity of solvent is positioned nearer to the side of the sample receiver relative to the sample. The presence of solvent in the tube positioned nearer to the vaporizer than the sample delays the sample being sucked by the vaporizer, this preventing interruption of the sample flow in the tube and making the atomic absorption waveform more stable.

Sample transferring method and apparatus for flame type atomic

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