Abstract

A hollow cathode discharge serves to form an energetic plasma plume which exhibits intense emission characteristics. The sample cathode is sputtered in the discharge to produce an atomic population which then flows into the plume through an exit orifice for subsequent excitation. Atomic absorption and emission profiles in the plume are shown. Emission spectra of major and minor elements show strong atomic and ionic lines of sputtered species, particularly from the inner core of the plume. A sample in the form of a small disc can serve as the base of the hollow cathode for more convenient sample preparation. The source is believed to have potential also in elemental analysis by mass spectrometry.

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