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Inductively Couple Plasma Spectrometer (ICP)
An inductively coupled plasma (ICP) is a very high temperature (7000-8000K) excitation source that efficiently desolvates, vaporizes, excites, and ionizes atoms. Molecular interferences are greatly reduced with this excitation source but are not eliminated completely. ICP sources are used to excite atoms for atomic-emission spectroscopy and to ionize atoms for mass spectrometry.
