DIRECT INJECTION HIGH EFFICIENCY NEBULIZER FOR ANALYTICAL SPECTROMETRY

摘要

A direct injection nebulizer (18) is disclosed. The nebulizer (18) comprises an elongate tubular shell (20) having a gas input port (28) and a gas output port (30) located at a terminus (38) of the shell (20). The shell (20) surrounds a capillary tube (24) having a sample input port (42) and a sample output port (46) which is substantially at or proximal to the shell terminus (38) in which the gas output port (30) is located. Each of the input ports (28, 42) is separated from both of the output ports (30, 46) by at least 10 cm so that the nebulizer (18) can be inserted into a torch for direct injection of aerosol towards an interaction region. The shell (20) and the capillary tube (24) are sized to form a nozzle (52) comprising an annular region (56) between the shell (20) and the capillary tube (24) through which gas can flow at a rate of 1 liter/minute when argon is input at a pressure in the range of 20 to 300 psi.