Increased demand for monitoring and identification of novel and unknown fluorinated
compounds (FCs) has demonstrated the need of sensitive fluorine‐specific detectors for …

Field chemical analysis (FCA) of volatile halogenated hydrocarbons is a highly debated
topic of widespread interest due to the significant negative impact of these compounds on …

There has been significant progress in the use of laser induced breakdown spectrometry
(LIBS) as a method of monitoring steel production in real time. This has the benefits of both …

The rising importance of organohalogens in environmental, pharmaceutical, and biological
applications has drawn attention to analysis of these compounds in recent years. Elemental …

We have recently introduced plasma-assisted reaction chemical ionization mass
spectrometry (PARCI-MS) for elemental analysis of halogens in organic compounds. Here …

Elemental analysis of chlorine using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-
MS) is challenging because of poor ion formation efficiency of Cl+ in the argon plasma, and …

Since the first mass spectrometry (MS) experiments were conducted by Thomson and Aston,
plasmas have been used as ionization sources. Historically, plasma ion sources were used …

We report development of an atmospheric pressure plasma assisted reaction chemical
ionization (PARCI) source with liquid sample introduction, enabling high sensitivity detection …

Elemental mass spectrometry offers quantitation and isotopic analysis without the need for
compound-specific standards. We have recently introduced plasma assisted reaction …

The art and science of microwave plasma (MWP) optical and mass spectroscopy is briefly
presented including very recent advances in the field up to 2015. The use of MWPs as …