Torches and methods of using them

摘要

Certain embodiments described herein are directed to a torch that includes a suitable amount of a refractory material. In some embodiments, the torch can include one or more non-refractory materials in combination with a refractory material. In some embodiments, the torch can comprise a refractory material and an optically transparent window. In other embodiments, the torch can comprise a material comprising a melting point higher than the melting point of quartz.

主权项

1. A torch comprising a body configured to sustain an atomization source in the body, the torch body comprising an inlet end within a first section of the torch body and an exit end within a second section of the torch body, in which the torch is configured to desolvate sample at the first section of the torch body and to sustain an atomization source within the second section of the torch body, in which the first section and the second section of the torch body are coupled to each other through at least one material, in which the first section of the torch body comprises a non-refractory material, in which at least an exit end within the second section of the torch body comprises at least one refractory material.