Safety Practices
High Temperatures
Burner system
The flame can generate temperatures of up to 2800 °C.
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To avoid serious burns, never touch the burner head until it has cooled to room
temperature.
Quartz tube atomizer
The quartz tube atomizer (QTA) used for the hydride-generation technique (option) can reach
temperatures of up to 1000 °C.
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To avoid serious burns, never touch any part of the QTA mount (flame-heated systems) or
the QTA until they have cooled to room temperature.
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