Sixth Biennial National Atomic Spectroscopy Symposium will be held at Polytechnic South West Plymouth UK 22-24 July 1992 The symposium will provide a forum where interesting and useful applications of atomic spectros- copy can be reported and discussed. In addition to plenary invited and submitted lectures a particu- lar feature of the meeting will be the presentation of posters. There will also be an exhibition and a social programme for delegates and their guests. Scientific programme will include Plenary Lecturers- M.W. Blades (Vancouver BC Canada) B.V. L’vov (Leningrad USSR) J.W. McLaren (Ottawa Ontario Canada) K. Niemax (Dortmund Germany) B.L. Sharp (Loughborough UK) Invited Lecturers- J. S. Crighton (Sunbury-on-Thames UK) H. Falk (Kleve Germany) S.J. Hill (Plymouth UK) D.Littlejohn (Glasgow UK) C. McLeod (Shefleld UK) G. Schlemmer (Uberlingen Germany) P. Stockwell (Sevenoaks UK) J.F. Tyson (Amherst MA USA) J.G. Williams (Egham UK) A.M. Ure (Glasgow UK) This meeting is organized by the Atomic Spectroscopy Group Analytical Division of The Royal Society of Chemistry. Further information can be obtained from the Chairman of the organizing committee Dr S. J. Hill Department of Environmental Sciences Polytechnic South West Drake Circus Plymouth Devon PL4 8AA UKRamon M. Barnes Editor Department of Chemistry GRC Towers University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01003-0035 Telephone (41 3) 545-2294 fax 545-4490 Objective The ICP lNFORMA TlON NEWSLETTER is a monthly journal published by the Plasma Research Group at the University of Massachusetts and is devoted exclusively to the rapid and impartial dissemination of news and literature information re- lated to the development and applications of plasma sources for spectrochemical analysis.Background ICP stands for inductively coupled plasma discharge which during the past decade has become the leading spectrochemi- cal excitation source for atomic emission spectroscopy. ICP sources also are applied commercially as an ion source for mass spectrometry and as an atom and ion cell in atomic fluorescence spectrometry. The popularity of this source and the need to collect in a single literature reference all of the pertinent data on ICP stimulated the publication of the ICP lNFORMA TlON NEWSLETTER in 1975. Other popular plasma sources i. e.microwave induced plasmas direct current plas- mas and glow discharges also are included in the scope of the ICP lNFORMA TlON NEWSLETTER. Scope As the only authoritative monthly journal of its type the ICP lNFORMA TlON NEWSLETTER is read in more than 40 coun- tries by scientists actively applying or planning to use the ICP or other types of plasma spectroscopy. For the novice in the field the ICP lNFORMATlON NEWSLETTER provides a concise and systematic source of information and background material needed for the selection of instrumentation or the development of methodology. For the experienced scientist it offers a sin- gle-source reference to current developments and literature. Editoriai The /CP /NFORMAT/ON NEWSLETTER is edited by Dr. Ramon M. Barnes Professor of Chemistry University of Mas- sachusetts at Amherst with the assistance of a 20-member Board of National Correspondents composed of leading plasma spectroscopists.The Board members from around the world report news viewpoints and developments. Dr. Barnes has been conducting plasma research on ICP and other dis- charges since 1968. He also serves as chairman of the Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry sponsored by the ICP INFORMATION NEWSLETTER. Regular Features Original submitted and invited research articles by ICP Complete bibliography of all major ICP publications. Abstracts of all ICP papers presented at major US and inter- First-hand accounts of world-wide ICP developments. Special reports on dcp microwave glow discharge and other Calendar and advanced programs of plasma meetings. 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