This book is the most comprehensive recent publication on MIPs, consisting of 13
chapters, primarily involving the fundamentals, the instrumentation, and the
methodologies of MIP-OES. The physical and chemical characteristics of the
various MIP sources and sample introduction techniques available are all
discussed as well as how these characteristics affect the design of the parts of
the MIP setup with inclusion of some very recent work with MIP sources.
Considerable experimental and fundamental emphasis is placed on the plasma
generation as well as the experimental aspects of sample introduction in MIP
spectrometry. The book firstly outlines the generation and operation of MIP
discharges, and presents briefly the principles