Investigation of detection limits for solutes in water measured by laser raman spectrometry
Analytical Chemistry
By: Kirkwood M. Cunningham, Marvin C. Goldberg, and Eugene R. Weiner
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Abstract
The influence of experimental parameters on detection sensitivity was determined for laser Raman analysis of dissolved solutes in water. Individual solutions of nitrate, sulfate, carbonate, bicarbonate, monohydrogen phosphate, dihydrogen phosphate, acetate ion, and acetic acid were measured. An equation is derived which expresses the signal-to-noise ratio in terms of solute concentration, measurement time, spectral slit width, laser power fluctuations, and solvent background intensity. Laser beam intensity fluctuations at the sample and solvent background intensity are the most important limiting factors.
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Cunningham, K.M., Goldberg, M.C., and Weiner, E.R., 1977, Investigation of detection limits for solutes in water measured by laser raman spectrometry: Analytical Chemistry, v. 49, no. 1, p. 70-75, https://doi.org/10.1021/ac50009a027.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Investigation of detection limits for solutes in water measured by laser raman spectrometry |
| Series title | Analytical Chemistry |
| DOI | 10.1021/ac50009a027 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1977 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | ACS Publications |
| Description | 6 p. |
| First page | 70 |
| Last page | 75 |