This Information Applies To: Agilent 5000 Series ICP-OES Issue Blocked nebulizers are the source of many instrument performance issues including loss of sensitivity and poor precision, especially when running organics, high solids, or high salt concentration solutions. The ICP-OES backpressure...

This Information Applies To: Agilent 500 Series ICP-OES (5100, 5110, 5800, 5900) Issue The ICP-OES nebulizer converts the liquid sample into an aerosol as it enters the spray chamber. A dirty or partially blocked nebulizer traps sample, which leads to poor reproducibility and reduced sensitivity...

This Information Applies To: Agilent 5000 series ICP-OES Issue Exhaust temperature and requirements for laboratory site preparation Background Certain parameters will impact the actual temperature of the plasma exhaust. Some of these factors are: Ventilation Air condition Gas flows...

This Information Applies To: Agilent Spectroscopy Systems, SPS 4 Autosampler Issue: When the Agilent SPS 4 autosampler powers up, it performs an initialization routine, which moves the probe arm to predefined positions on all its axes (X, Y, and Theta (rotational). See Figure 1 . If the probe arm...

This Information Applies To: Agilent Spectroscopy Systems, SPS 3 Autosampler Issue: When the SPS 3 autosampler powers up it performs an initialization sequence that moves the probe arm to predefined positions on the X, Z and theta axes ( Figure 1 ). If the probe arm fails to travel the required distance...