When you are choosing an atomic absorption spectrometer, the features are likely the most important factor to consider during the rental or lease process. Make sure that you take the time to examine the features of the different machines available and choose the one that matches your needs the best. Also, consider the size. Even though present-day AAS may be smaller than they were in the past, they can still take up a considerable chunk of space. Make sure that you have the room for the model you want to rent or lease before you bring it into your facility and discover that it is too large for your area.

The features of the atomic absorption spectrometer will vary substantially based on the exact model that you choose to rent, so checking out the features will be an important part of the rental or lease process. Many of the devices available today will offer a dedicated keyboard and an LCD screen to ensure that their AAS is a standalone machine .Others may need to connect to a separate computer in order to work properly. The models may come with different types of furnaces for atomizing your samples as well.

The sample needs to be atomized in order to analyze it. Atomization can occur with a number of different types of atomizers including flame atomizers and graphite atomizers, which are electrothermal. After atomizing, the atoms need to be irradiated with optical radiation. The radiation will then pass through the monochromator, which will separate the radiation types and isolate the element specific radiation, in order to help the user determine what is present in the sample.

An atomic absorption spectrometer, or AAS, is a device used to measure the concentration of gas phase atoms that are in a sample, and to detect metals and chemical elements in a solution. The device measures the absorption of light or optical radiation, by the free atoms when the sample reaches the gaseous state. The technique is useful for figuring out the exact concentration of an element in a sample, and it is possible to use an atomic absorption spectrometer to find 70 different elements in both solid samples and solutions alike.

• Pharmacology
• Toxicology
• Biophysics
• Water analysis

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