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Concepts,Instrumentation and Techniques in Inductively Coupled Plasm

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Charles B.Boss and Kenneth J.Fredeen

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Charles B. Boss and Kenneth J. Fredeen

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

CChhaarrlleess BB.. BBoossss is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at North CarolinaState University. He graduated from Wake Forest University with a B.S.degree in chemistry in 1968. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he enteredIndiana University, where he received a Ph.D. in chemistry in 1977 under thedirection of Prof. Gary Hieftje. At N.C. State, Dr. Boss has worked on thedevelopment and characterization of several types of flame and plasmasources for atomic spectroscopy. His present research interests also includethe use of computer automation and chemometrics for enhancement of ana-lytical techniques.

KKeennnneetthh JJ.. FFrreeddeeeenn was the Director of Environmental & Applied InorganicSystems at The Perkin-Elmer Corporation until 1999. He presently is the prin-cipal in his company: NeuTech Consulting. He graduated summa cum laudefrom Thiel College with a B.A. degree in chemistry in 1980, and from TexasA&M University with a Ph.D. in chemistry in 1985. While at Texas A&M, hisgraduate studies centered on the use of laser-excited atomic fluorescencespectroscopy for characterization of flames and plasmas used in analyticalatomic spectrometry. Dr. Fredeen joined Perkin-Elmer in 1985 and was involvedin the development of software, instrumentation and applications for the ICP-OES and ICP-MS product lines.

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