| ICP-MS parameters |
7700x (Agilent) |
XSeries 2 (Thermo) |
iCAPQ (Thermo) |
ELEMENT 2 (Thermo) |
| Nebuliser |
Concentric type 400 μL min-1 |
Concentric type 900 μL min-1 |
Concentric type <200 μL min-1 |
Concentric type <200 μL min-1 |
| Spray chamber |
Scott-type double-pass water cooled |
Cyclonic in PTFE (Kit-HF) |
Peltier-cooled cyclonic |
Peltier-cooled cyclonic |
| Sampling / skimmer cones |
Nickel |
Nickel |
Nickel |
Nickel |
| Power |
1400 W |
1400 W |
1550 W |
1300 W |
| Plasma argon flow rate |
15 L min-1 |
13 L min-1 |
14 L min-1 |
16 L min-1 |
| Nebuliser argon flow rate |
0.9 – 1 mL min-1 |
0.95 – 1.1 mL/min |
1 mL min-1 |
1.3 mL min-1 |
| Auxiliary argon flow rate |
0.99 L min-1 |
0.80 - 0.90 L min-1 |
0.79 L min-1 |
0.88 L min-1 |
| He gas flow (collision cell) |
4.3mL min-1 |
- |
4.2 mLmin-1 |
- |
| Replicates |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
