The Hollow Cathode Discharge as a Spectrochemical Emission Source

Powering the analytical glow discharge

“…The subsequent release of energy permits atomic emission measurements, which is the basis for a widely employed technique of glow discharge elemental analysis [9][10][11][12]. Again, the relatively low source background aids in achieving favorable detection limits.…”

Simultaneous multielement detection in particle beam/hollow cathode-optical emission spectroscopy

“…According to Slevin and Harrison [31], the mode of delivery of atoms from the surface to the gas phase in a HC is affected by the HC temperature. If the temperature of the HC source is sufficiently low, cathodic sputtering is the major mechanism for atomization.…”

Microsecond-pulse glow discharge atomic emission

“…It has a distinguished history as an atom [1][2][3][4][5] and ion [6][7][8][9] source. Glow discharge mass spectrometry has received more attention and commercial application than its optical counterpart, but atomic emission remains an attractive alternative due to the simpler instrumentation and lower cost.…”