Research Article

Determination of 18 Trace Elements in 10 Batches of the Tibetan Medicine Qishiwei Zhenzhu Pills by Direct Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry

Table 4

ICP-MS parameters.

ICP-MS systemWorking parameters

RF power1.3 kW
Carrier gas velocity1.14 L/min
Sampling depth6.8 mm
Auxiliary gas flow rate0.9 L/min
Residence time per point20 ms
Vertical position of rectangular tube1.8 mm
Horizontal position of rectangular tube0.6 mm
AtomizerBabington
Atomization chamber flow rate0.98 L/min
Atomization chamber pressure2.85 × 105 Pa