A comparison between secondary-ion mass-spectrometry and spark-source mass-spectrometry for the quantitative analysis of steel wire

M Van Craen; J Verlinden; R Gijbels; F Adams

doi:10.1016/0039-9140(82)80055-6

A comparison between secondary-ion mass-spectrometry and spark-source mass-spectrometry for the quantitative analysis of steel wire

Talanta. 1982 Sep;29(9):773-8. doi: 10.1016/0039-9140(82)80055-6.

Authors

M Van Craen¹, J Verlinden, R Gijbels, F Adams

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp (U.I.A.), Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.

PMID: 18963232
DOI: 10.1016/0039-9140(82)80055-6

Abstract

A comparison has been made between the results of the matrix-ion species ratio (MISR) method for quantification of secondary-ion mass-spectrometry data and spark-source mass-spectrometry analysis using photoplate detection for analysis of the steel basis of AlZn coated wire products. For SIMS quantification a suitable set of sensitivity factors, corrected for the actual surface sampling condition, was used. The results of both methods compare well. The SIMS results were, for most elements, within 25% of the concentration determined by SSMS. This could indicate that reasonably accurate results can be obtained by using the matrix-ion species ratio method for SIMS.