Inductively-coupled plasma

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-005800",
  "term": "Inductively-coupled plasma",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A source of atoms, excited species, and ions produced by coupling energy from an oscillating radio-frequency magnetic field into a flowing gas, typically argon. The interaction of the magnetic field with free electrons and ions sustains the plasma at temperatures of 6,000 to 10,000 K. This high-temperature plasma is used for atomization and excitation in optical emission spectrometry and for ionization in mass spectrometry.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry",
    "inductively-coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2021, 93, 647. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 721 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0203)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/inductively-coupled-plasma/"
}