Analytical Instrumentation
Performance Characteristics and Quality

Graham Currell (Author)

9780471999010, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 25 July 2000

336 pages
22.8 x 15.4 x 1.7 cm, 0.51 kg

"...aims of the author are to deepen the reader's understanding of performance criteria, for use in purchasing the best instrument, confirming ongoing performance of instruments, and understanding uncertainty in analytical measurements...the book achieves these goals and is a worth addition to the bookshelf of any analytical chemist." (Journal of Chemical Education Vol. 78, No. 1 January 2001)
"This works very well for an area in my opinion often not adequately covered in analyst training" (www.rsc.org 8 February 2002)

Eine neue Reihe, die sich nicht nur den modernen Methoden der chemischen Analytik, sondern auch den dahinterstehenden naturwissenschaftlichen Fragen widmet! Im Mittelpunkt dieses ersten Bandes stehen die Leistungsmerkmale von Analysegeräten im Hinblick auf Problemkreise wie Qualitätssicherung, Erhalt zuverlässiger Resultate und Laborautomation. Die diskutierten Verfahren werden objektiv miteinander verglichen, wodurch dem Anwender die Auswahl der jeweils geeigneten Methode erleichtert wird. Über 200 Fragen und Antworten helfen beim Verstehen und Vertiefen des Stoffes. (09/00)

Analytical Measurements.

Uncertainty and Random Error.

Instrument Performance Characteristics.

Quality Systems in Analytical Measurements.

UV-Visible Spectrophotometer Systems.

Atomic Spectroscopy.

Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectrophotometers.

System Characteristics of Gas Chromatography and High Performance Liquid Chromatography.

High Performance Liquid Chromatography.

Gas Chromatography.

Capillary Electrophoresis.

Mass Spectrometry Systems.

Signals.

Unwanted Signals: Noise, Drift and Interference.

Convolution.

Monochromators.

Radiation Sources.

Radiation Detectors.

Responses to Self-Assessment Questions.

Bibliography.

SI Units and Physical Constants.

Periodic Table.

Index.

Subject Areas: Chemistry [PN]