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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2002
Kenji Abiko, Sendai-shi, Miyagi 981-3203, JP;
Hisao Yasuhara, Chiba, JP;
Takashi Niida, Shinagawa, JP;
Makoto Shimura, Chiba, JP;
Hideo Iwai, Chigasaki, JP;
Other;
Abstract
The present invention provides a pre-treatment apparatus for an analytical metal sample, the apparatus including (1) a treatment chamber having a sample charging port which can be opened and closed and provided at the top of the chamber, a sample discharging port which can be opened and closed and provided at the bottom of the chamber, and a gas inlet and gas outlet, (2) a sample carrying bar joined to a sample holder also used as a sputtering electrode, and provided to pass through at least one side wall of the treatment chamber so as to be substantially horizontally movable and axially rotatable, and (3) a sputtering counter electrode at least having portions arranged opposite to each other in a region not inhibiting the charge and discharge of an analytical metal sample so that the sample holder can be arranged in the counter electrode. The present invention also provides a pre-treatment method capable of simply cleaning the surface of the analytical metal sample by using the pre-treatment apparatus and preventing re-contamination of the cleaned sample by exposure to the air or the like. Furthermore, the present invention provides an analysis apparatus provided with the pre-treatment apparatus to permit high-accuracy quantitative determination of trace elements of metals.