Title: spectrochemical carrier
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - spectrochemical carrier
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.S05834
Status: current

Definition
An additive which gives rise to a gas which can help to transport the vapour of the sample material into the excitation region of the source, e.g. carbon in an air atmosphere when carbon dioxide is formed.

Related Term
- additive: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/A00134

Source
- Orange Book, 2nd ed., p. 160 (https://media.iupac.org/publications/analytical_compendium/)

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Citation: Citation: 'spectrochemical carrier' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.S05834
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