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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2004
Akbar Montaser, Potomac, MD (US);
Craig S. Westphal, Landenberg, PA (US);
Kaveh Kahen, Montgomery Village, MD (US);
William F. Rutkowski, Arlington, VA (US);
Akbar Montaser, Potomac, MD (US);
Craig S. Westphal, Landenberg, PA (US);
Kaveh Kahen, Montgomery Village, MD (US);
William F. Rutkowski, Arlington, VA (US);
The George Washington University, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing direct liquid sample introduction using a nebulizer are provided. The apparatus and method include a short torch having an inner tube and an outer tube, and an elongated adapter having a cavity for receiving the nebulizer and positioning a nozzle tip of the nebulizer a predetermined distance from a tip of the outer tube of the short torch. The predetermined distance is preferably about 2-5 mm.