Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES)

Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) is an analytical technique used to measure the composition of specific elements within a sample.

How It Works
  • A sample is introduced into a plasma
  • The plasma excites the atoms in the samples
  • The excited the atoms release light at specific wavelengths of light
  • A spectrometer separates the wavelength of light
  • A detector focuses the light and processes the signals to quantify the elemental composition