Talk:ICP-MS
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Moved ICP-AES content to it's own page, as it's a different technique.
[edit] Question
Does the sample being measured have to be in liquid form? So if a sample fo a metal alloy was being measured would it have to be dissolved in acid first? Thanks. OAP boba 08:18, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
Samples are normally liquids. Solids can generally be dissolved in acids or by other means to produce liquids. However solids can be analyzed directly by laser ablation. A pulsed laser, diected at the surface of the solid, produces a plume of material which is then carried into the plasma to produce ions.
