ABSTRACT
Wavelengths Commonly Recommended for Use in Plasma Emission
Sensitivities
Element
Wavelength(nm)
Standard conditions (mg/l)
Optimum conditions (mg/l)
Ag (silver)
328.068
0.002
0.001
Al (aluminum)
396.152
0.005
0.004
308.215
0.01
0.01
167.079
0.05
0.006
As (arsenic)
189.042
0.1
0.05
193.759
0.1
0.06
Au (gold)
242.795
0.006
0.004
B (boron)
249.773
0.003
0.002
Ba (barium)
455.403
0.0001
0.0001
Be (berylium)
313.042
0.0001
0.00006
Bi (bismuth)
223.061
0.02
0.02
Ca (calcium)
393.366
0.0001
0.00008
Cd (cadmium)
214.438
0.003
0.001
226.502
0.002
0.001
Ce (cerium)
393.109
0.04
0.03
413.765
0.01
0.01
Co (cobalt)
238.892
0.003
0.002
228.616
0.003
0.003
Cr (chromium)
205.552
0.01
0.004
267.716
0.003
0.002
Cu (copper)
324.754
0.001
0.0009
Fe (iron)
238.204
0.003
0.001
259.940
0.002
0.002
Ga (gallium)
294.364
0.01
0.01
Ge (germanium)
209.426
0.06
0.05
265.118
0.02
0.01
Hg (mercury)
194.227
0.05
0.02
In (indium)
230.606
0.04
0.03
Ir (iridium)
224.268
0.02
0.02
K (potassium)
766.490
0.07
0.05
La (lanthanum)
379.478
0.001
0.001
333.749
0.002
0.001
Li (lithium)
670.781
0.002
0.0009
Mg (magnesium)
279.553
0.0001
0.00008
Mn (manganese)
257.610
0.0004
0.0004
Mo (molybdenum)
202.030
0.02
0.01
Na (sodium)
589.592
0.005
0.004
Nb (niobium)
309.418
0.005
0.003
269.706
0.005
0.005
Ni (nickel)
231.604
0.007
0.004
P (phosphorus)
177.494
0.1
0.04
213.618
0.07
0.03
Pb (lead)
220.353
0.04
0.02
Pd (palladium)
340.458
0.002
0.001
Pt (platinum)
214.423
0.03
0.02
203.646
0.1
0.06
461Re (rhenium)
197.313
0.03
0.02
221.426
0.01
0.006
Rh (rodium)
233.477
0.04
0.02
Ru (ruthenium)
240.272
0.008
0.004
245.657
0.01
0.008
S (sulfur)
180.731
0.1
0.05
Sb (antimony)
208.833
0.07
0.06
Sc (scandium)
361.384
0.0003
0.0002
Se (selenium)
196.090
0.2
0.06
Si (silicon)
251.611
0.004
0.003
Sn (tin)
189.989
0.1
0.04
Sr (strontium)
407.771
0.00006
0.00005
Ta (tantalum)
226.230
0.03
0.02
Te (tellurium)
214.281
0.06
0.05
Ti (titanium)
334.941
0.0005
0.0005
TI (thallium)
190.864
0.1
0.08
276.787
0.06
0.04
U (uranium)
385.958
0.02
0.01
V (vanadium)
292.402
0.003
0.002
W (tungsten)
207.911
0.05
0.02
Y (yttrium)
371.030
0.0003
0.0002
Zn (zinc)
213.856
0.003
0.001
Zr (zirconium)
343.823
0.001
0.001
339.198
0.0008
0.0008
Courtesy of Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Norwalk, CT.