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Bruker’s patented 90 degree ion mirror [1, 2] provides unsurpassed efficiency for the transfer of ions from the interface to the mass analyzer. This enables the new Bruker 810/820-MS to achieve a sensitivity of more than 1000 million c/s per mg/L of analyte, while maintaining oxide ratios (CeO+/Ce+) below 3%. In addition, the Bruker 820-MS is equipped with Bruker’s unique and patented interference management system [3], the Collision Reaction Interface (CRI). The CRI reduces common polyatomic interferences on elements such as As, Se, Cr, V and Fe, thus achieving lower detection limits in hot plasma. In this application note, typical detection limits for some elements commonly regarded as ‘difficult-to-analyze’ by conventional ICP-MS are determined using the Bruker 820-MS in its normal sensitivity mode.
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