A Synergic Approach to Graduate Research in Spectroscopy and Spectrochemical Analysis

Emission and electrode erosion properties of a positionally stable spark discharge train

“…A rail-based (9) single-channel spectrometer was assembled to permit flexible control over each component of the experimental system. This system was used to investigate important parameters that could not be adequately explored with the direct reader 0003-2700/81/0353-1644$01.25/0 © 1981 American Chemical Society system.…”

Theta pinch discharge designed for emission spectrochemical analysis: design and electrical characterization

“…In the design of this theta pinch for analytical studies, two factors influenced the entire system design. These were the energy storage, and associated size, of the main discharge, and the compatibility of this theta pinch source with the optical rail system (37) existing in our laboratory.…”

“…The main discharge circuit is mounted with the energy storage capacitor suspended between the optical rails using a hybrid of components described by Walters (37). Figure 3 shows the whole system assembled.…”

Optical imaging spectrometers

“…This lens (L2) was placed on a stage which could be translated along the optical axis without opening the enclosure between the monochromator and the detector housing. Lens LI was mounted on an optical rider (39,40) which was easily and precisely translated along the optical axis. The slit widths were set depending on the signal intensity and desired spectral resolution.…”