Table 1 Operating conditions for Plasma & ICP-MS

Power

1403.92 W

Cool gas flow rate

13 L/min

Nebuilizer gas pressure

0.84 bar

Nebuilizer gas flow rate

0.82 L/min

Auxiliary gas flow rate

0.7 L/min

Condenser temperature

15 °C

Extract lens 1 voltage

3.8 V

Extract lens 2 voltage

−105.1 V

Extract lens 3 voltage

−195.29 V

Pole bias

1.53 V

Hexapole bias

6.47 V

Data acquisition

Using peri pump at 31 rpm

Main run setup

Peak jumping, Sweeps 100, Dwell time 10 (ms), Channels per mass 1, Channel spacing 0.02 AMU

No. of replicates

3

Sampler cone i.d.

1.1 mm

Skimmer cone i.d.

0.75 mm

External drift correction

Yes