Manual Flame Analyses - PerkinElmer aanalyst 200 User Manual

Analyzing Samples

Manual Flame Analyses

Overview
Once the system has been powered up and optimized, analyzing samples is simply a matter of
entering parameters, then aspirating solutions of a blank, standards, and samples. The AAnalyst
200 has the capability to use up to eight calibration standards and a choice of calibration
equations. An example of an aspirating sequence for linear calibration is shown below:
Blank
↓
Standard 1
Standard 2
Standard 3
↓
Sample 1
Sample 2
↓
Recalibrate or Reslope
↓
Sample 3
Sample 4
etc.
For nonlinear zero-intercept or linear zero-intercept calibration, you can aspirate a reslope
standard at any point after the first sample is run.
This section contains an example of how to run Flame AA analyses manually using linear,
nonlinear and analyte additions techniques. The examples take you step-by-step through the
required procedures.
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