Microwave plasma atomic emission spectrometer

How to use MP-AES

1. Compressor power ON （ Press「運転」)

2. Power ON of the nitrogen generator
3. Connect the duct of the main unit
a. Remove the lid from the hole in the duct before connecting.
b. Also take the cover over the air intake behind the duct.
4. Power on exhaust fan
5. Open the argon supply line (counterclockwise) (2 places) (right figure)
6. Power on the main unit. Power button: Located on the front right side.

7. PC power ON (monitor power ON)

Enter password and start PC (PW is displayed on sticker)

Launch "MP Expert" software

Click 「装置」(Device) on the menu bar
If there is something wrong, it will be displayed in red, but if there is no
problem,
Click 「パージ開始」(Purge) at the bottom left
Click 「ダッシュボード/ (Dashboard) : Check device status
「ゲージ選択」"Gauge selection" → 「ガス制御」(Gas control) pressed
Leave until the O2 concentration enters the opposite side of the
green (2-3 minutes)
Wait until the purge is completed.
When completed, return to the status screen.
Click 「ダッシュボード」(Dashboard)
Click 「開始」(Start) for the nebulizer test
When finished, return to status
8. Tube set
Set the tube of the main unit to the pump. Pull the tube to the right and
Smoker, drainer, set both defeat the lever brought to the
rotation axis
Lever
Smoker is
closer

State in which the tube has been set

 Check that the drain side tube is set in the waste liquid receiving container
Check if the tube is set in a container containing Milli-Q
9. Washing
Click 「ポンプ」(Pump) on the menu bar of PC
Standard pump 標準ポンプ
High speed pump 高速ポンプ
There are two types, but usually a standard pump.
Select a high-speed pump for faster cleaning (return to standard pump
after cleaning)
Ready to go!

Measurement work
10.Starting plasma
Click on 「プラズマ」(plasma) on the menu bar of the PC
The main unit is ON (green lamp is lit)
Caution: Never stop the pump while the plasma is on
(Do not press OFF of "Plasma")
Wait 10-15 minutes
While waiting, create the method

11.Creating a method
Return to the desktop screen of the original PC
Select 「テンプレートから作成」"Create from template"
Select and click the file you want to refer to in 「最近使用したテンプレー
ト」"Recently used templates".

Click 「元素」"Element"
Select all the elements to be measured. Choose the emission wavelength of
each element

Click 「設定」"Settings"-keep the default

 Click 「条件」“Condition” Leave the default

Click 「標準溶液」 "Standard solution"

Register standard solution information for calibration curve
Enter the number of standard solutions to use besidesCalibration
the blank error,
correlation
Enter the name and concentration of each standard solution coefficient
(You can also select the type of calibration curve) limit is set, the
calibration curve
Click 「シーケンス」(Sequence) cannot be drawn unless
Registration of sample to be measured it falls within the set
Enter the number of samples
Enter the name of each sample

Save the method file under a name. Save to the My results folder.
(Saving it as a template is convenient because it can be used for similar
measurements in the future.)

12.Calibration
Minimize the screen and return to the "Device" screen

Click 「較正」“Calibration”
Main unit: Set the calibration standard solution and insert the tube
PC: Change 「ポンプ」“Pump” setting to “High speed”
After confirming that the standard solution has entered the chamber on the
main unit, return to the standard.

Click 「装置較正」“Calibration”
Wait until it finishes as the software starts

When finished, wash tubes

Prepare and use containers for cleaning
Check the setting of "Pump" at high speed, and then return to the standard.
Ready for measurement

13.Measurement
Return to MP Expert screen

Click 「分析」“Analyze” OK with the default

Click 「実行」 “Execute” Save file

Manual sample introduction

Set samples as instructed
Click 「続行」"Continue" to start analysis

Replace the sample and measure.

 (When washing in the middle, (1) set the washing liquid, set the high-speed
pump of the "pump", then check the flow and return to the standard pump.)

14.Check the calibration curve

Check if a calibration curve has been written for each set element and
emission wavelength
If the calibration curve is not closed,…
First, the intensity is displayed, and the setting of the concentration of
the calibration curve exceeding the measurement error of 25% is
removed.
Also, confirm the range of the intensity of the measured value, and
remove any deviation from the calibration curve.
Check if calibration curve was drawn
Check the measurement result by changing to the concentration display

15.Saving measurement data

How to stop equipment
a. Washing
5 minutes with ultrapure water → 5 minutes with nitric acid → 10 minutes or more
with ultrapure water
b. Stop plasma
Go to the “Device” screen on the PC.
Turn off plasma with 「プラズマ」"plasma"

Stop plasma

Remove the tube → → Use the prepared Kim towel

Close the “Device” screen.

c. Stop PC
5 minutes after turning off the plasma
d. Stop the ventilation fan → After about 1 minute, remove the duct.
Cover the hole. Cover the sieve hole at the back →
e. Close the argon supply line
f. Compressor off
After the compressor pressure drops enough
g. Turn off the device