What are the key components of an ICP-MS system? In ICP-MS, the instrument consists of a sample introduction system, a plasma ion source, a vacuum interface, ion optics, a collision/reaction cell (CRC), a mass analyzer, a detector, and data processing software. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is a type of mass spectrometry that uses an inductively coupled plasma to ionize the sample. It atomizes the sample and creates atomic and small polyatomic ions, which are then detected. The plasma in ICP is formed by ionizing a flowing stream of argon gas, producing argon ions and electrons. Since its commercialization in the 1980s, ICP-MS has become a standard tool in various industries, including environmental monitoring, food and. PerkinElmer has been at the forefront of ICP-MS technology – from the very first commercial ICP-MS back in 1983 to the first instrument bringing together the detection limits of a true reaction cell and the simplicity of a collision cell in 2010, and most recently, the industry's first.
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