PC3

Peltier Cooled
Cyclonic Chamber
PC3 Advantages
Thermal stabilization of spray chamber improves long-
term stability
„ Reduces effect of laboratory temperature variation on signal stability
„ Reduces solvent loading.
Fast rinse-out using PFA-ST nebulizer and O-ring-free
quartz cyclonic spray chamber.
Reduced oxides
Enhances stability with PC3-SSI Chamber:
„ Isotope ratio measurements
„ Other analyses requiring improved precision
„ Additional reduction of oxides vs. standard PC3
Optional oxygen addition port for organic solvents.
PC3 Features
User-selected control of spray chamber temperature
(+2°C/-5°C).
Borosilicate, Quartz, Polyproylene or PFA cyclonic spray
chambers available.
PC3-SSI model for isotope ratio determination or other high
precision analyses.
Optional mounting tray for x-y-z torch adjustment.
No separate chiller required
- No antifreeze required
- No algae growth
- No water lines
Robust, long lifetime with very little maintenance reducing
the chance of accidental breakage
Water-cooled or air-cooled models available.
ELEMENT2 with Scott Spray Chamber
Five Orders of Magnitude Rinse-out > 3min
PFA-ST Self-aspirating Nebulizer

7 10 ppb

6
Log intensity (cps)

3 ~ 0.2 ppt

2
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

Time (min)
ELEMENT2 with PC3 Inlet System
Five Orders of Magnitude Rinse-out < 30s
PFA-ST Self-aspirating Nebulizer

7 10 ppb
Log intensity (cps)

3 ~ 0.1 ppt
2

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

Time (min)
 PC3 Peltier Cooled Cyclonic Spray Chamber
4 Hour Stability 1 ppb Tuning Solution
ThermoFinnigan ELEMENT2 ICPMS
20000000

18000000

16000000
Integrated Signal Intensity (cps)

14000000
7Li 1.8% RSD
12000000
59Co 1.5% RSD
10000000
115In 1.0% RSD
8000000 138Ba 1.2% RSD
6000000 238U 1.0% RSD
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PC3-SSI
Peltier-cooled Stable Sample
Introduction
Low flow PFA-50 nebulizer
Homogenizes sample aerosol
Reduces interferences
Reduces drift
Improves long term isotope
ratio precision
Short-Term (20 min) Signal Stability
Scott vs. PC3 vs. PC3-SSI

Standard
Isotope PC3 PC3-SSI
Inlet
Co-59 1.03% 0.92% 0.53%
In-115 1.32% 1.08% 0.40%
Ba-138 0.96% 0.90% 0.48%

U-238 1.16% 0.93% 0.34%

n=10, 1 min read, 1 min delay, LR 10% mass window

PC3-SSI Short-term Precision
Li7(LR) Co59(LR) In115(LR) Ce140(LR) U238(LR) Ce140O16(LR) Ba138(LR) Ba137(LR) Ba137++(LR)
3-SSI_001 860227.3 3555522 6349950 7284009 10897552 75013.5 5790866 882743.6 40685.3
3-SSI_002 864389.7 3564812 6352348 7310623 10881860 74685.4 5807464 883798.8 40814.3
3-SSI_003 860464.5 3525548 6278404 7307724 10922720 75405.5 5801207 894329.3 40734.5
3-SSI_004 858539.5 3548018 6329076 7320762 10904794 75165.6 5796591 888877.4 40460.2
3-SSI_005 853164.2 3519014 6285756 7296041 10828636 74378.3 5739272 890026.8 40849.6
3-SSI_006 859042.8 3545831 6293017 7228838 10906225 74367.6 5767551 881822.2 40712.7
3-SSI_007 864884.4 3549167 6311951 7279693 10882960 75307.1 5799364 887531.4 41151.1
3-SSI_008 853246.2 3511734 6302374 7269204 10875008 75131.2 5750149 869469.1 40412.4
3-SSI_009 859450.9 3535823 6313296 7279345 10943458 74408.2 5765580 860561.9 40461
3-SSI_010 853252.3 3511286 6296861 7200579 10830876 74326.1 5731227 872833.1 40658

mean 858666.2 3536675 6311303 7277682 10887409 74818.85 5774927 881199.36 40693.91
stdev 4305.394 18910.87 25508.65 37460.89 36518.173 430.1406417 27901.54 10500.761 220.916125
rsd 0.50% 0.53% 0.40% 0.51% 0.34% 0.57% 0.48% 1.19% 0.54%

CeO/Ce 1.0%
Ba++/Ba+ 4.6%
Long-Term (14 h) Signal Stability
Scott vs. PC3-SSI

Standard
Isotope PC3-SSI
Inlet

Co-59 3.63% 0.95%

In-115 3.87% 1.05%

Ba-138 3.92% 1.03%

U-238 4.14% 1.08%

n=102, 3 min read, 5 min delay, LR 10% mass window
 Pb Isotope Ratio Precision 5 ms dwell time
PC3-SSI Sample Inlet System with ELEMENT2 ICPMS

0.180%

0.160%

0.140%

0.120%
% RSD

0.100% 204/208
207/208
0.080% 206/208

0.060%

0.040%

0.020%

0.000%
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000

10 ppb Pb Number of Passes

 Summary: PC3 and PC3-SSI with
Finnigan ELEMENT2
Rinse-out improved by 2 minutes over Scott-type
chamber.
Sensitivity enhancement up to 2x or more over
Scott type chamber depending upon nebulizer
flow rate.
Reduced metal-oxide formation.
SSI version for improved short-term and long-
term signal stability.
Convenient system for organic solvent analysis.