1995 European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry 8-13 January 1995 CAMBRIDGE UK Short Courses A series of short courses of one half day duration will take place on Sunday 8th January. Notes and tuition material will be distributed with each course. Courses 1 and 2 Short Courses on ICP-MS Professor R.S. Houk Ames Laboratory Iowa State University USA Course 1 (AM) Instrumentation and Theory The course will cover fundamental aspects of ICP-MS including:- a) Molecular beam sampling b) Quadrupole and high resolution c) Vacuum technology d) Ion sources e) Detection systems and data hand1 ing f) Sample introduction technologies analys ers Course 2 (PM) Advanced Topics The course will cover more advanced topics on ICP-MS particularly relevant to problem solving. Each topic will be illustrated with relevant applications examples.a) Interferences (spectroscopic and non-spectroscopic and methods of alleviation b) Isotopic analysis c) Chromatographic methods d) Overview of commercial instrumentation Course 3 (PM) Sample Preparation for ICPs Dr S.J. Haswell Hull University UK The course will focus on important aspects of sampling and sample preparation with particular emphasis on ICP measurements. a) Batch methods f o r wet oxidation b) Recent trends in microwave preparation for ICP-MS atomic spectrometry general analytical techniques c) On-line sample preparation d) Extraction methods e) On-line chemical processing f) Miniaturization Course 4 (PM) Speciation Professor O.X. Donard University of Bordeaux France The course will focus on practical aspects of speciation analysis with particular emphasis on ICP and other plasma sampling systems.Sample collection and handling preservation and preparation prior to injection into hyphenated systems using atomic spectrometry and ICP-AES or ICP-MS as detectors will be illustrated with applications from current topical fields . a) Sampling and sample pretreatment b) Separative techniques Differential chemistry Gas liquid ion and SCF c ) Interfacing chromatography techniques to ICPs and other plasma sources and detectors chromatographies Course 5 (AM) Quality Systems in the Laboratory Professor L. Ebdon Dr E.H. Evans University of Plymouth UK The course will discuss how high quality analytical data can be produced in the laboratory that are accurate reliable and adequate f o r the intended purpose.a) Quality assurance principles b) Sampling and sample preparation c) Personnel aspects d) Statistics for quality control e Use of reference materials and f) Equipment and records maintenance g) Audits and accreditation. traceability Course 6 (AM) Sample Presentation for ICPS Dr C McLeod Sheffield Hallam University UK The course is intended as a problem solving workshop and will attempt to rationalise the choice of sampling system for ICP spectrometries by use of practical examples. a) Nebulisation techniques Traditional and high efficiency The role of desolvation Hydride Other vapour techniques e . g . b) Vapour generation Hg oso c) Microsampling systems d) Flow injection e) Laser ablation1995 European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry 8-13 January 1995 CAMBRIDGE UK Short Courses A series of short courses of one half day duration will take place on Sunday 8th January. Notes and tuition material will be distributed with each course.Courses 1 and 2 Short Courses on ICP-MS Professor R.S. Houk Ames Laboratory Iowa State University USA Course 1 (AM) Instrumentation and Theory The course will cover fundamental aspects of ICP-MS including:- a) Molecular beam sampling b) Quadrupole and high resolution c) Vacuum technology d) Ion sources e) Detection systems and data hand1 ing f) Sample introduction technologies analys ers Course 2 (PM) Advanced Topics The course will cover more advanced topics on ICP-MS particularly relevant to problem solving. Each topic will be illustrated with relevant applications examples.a) Interferences (spectroscopic and non-spectroscopic and methods of alleviation b) Isotopic analysis c) Chromatographic methods d) Overview of commercial instrumentation Course 3 (PM) Sample Preparation for ICPs Dr S.J. Haswell Hull University UK The course will focus on important aspects of sampling and sample preparation with particular emphasis on ICP measurements. a) Batch methods f o r wet oxidation b) Recent trends in microwave preparation for ICP-MS atomic spectrometry general analytical techniques c) On-line sample preparation d) Extraction methods e) On-line chemical processing f) Miniaturization Course 4 (PM) Speciation Professor O.X. Donard University of Bordeaux France The course will focus on practical aspects of speciation analysis with particular emphasis on ICP and other plasma sampling systems.Sample collection and handling preservation and preparation prior to injection into hyphenated systems using atomic spectrometry and ICP-AES or ICP-MS as detectors will be illustrated with applications from current topical fields . a) Sampling and sample pretreatment b) Separative techniques Differential chemistry Gas liquid ion and SCF c ) Interfacing chromatography techniques to ICPs and other plasma sources and detectors chromatographies Course 5 (AM) Quality Systems in the Laboratory Professor L. Ebdon Dr E.H. Evans University of Plymouth UK The course will discuss how high quality analytical data can be produced in the laboratory that are accurate reliable and adequate f o r the intended purpose. a) Quality assurance principles b) Sampling and sample preparation c) Personnel aspects d) Statistics for quality control e Use of reference materials and f) Equipment and records maintenance g) Audits and accreditation. traceability Course 6 (AM) Sample Presentation for ICPS Dr C McLeod Sheffield Hallam University UK The course is intended as a problem solving workshop and will attempt to rationalise the choice of sampling system for ICP spectrometries by use of practical examples. a) Nebulisation techniques Traditional and high efficiency The role of desolvation Hydride Other vapour techniques e . g . b) Vapour generation Hg oso c) Microsampling systems d) Flow injection e) Laser ablation