Trong iu kin bnh thng, nguyn t khng thu v pht ra nng lng dng pht x. N trng thi c bn v bn vng. Nhng khi nguyn t trng thi hi t do nu ta chiu mt chm tia sang c bc sng xc nh vo m hi nguyn t th cc nguyn t ny s hp thu cc bc x c bc sng nht nh ng ng vi cc tia pht x m n c th pht ra trong qu trnh pht x. Qu trnh gi l qu trnh hp th nng lng ca cc nguyn t t do, trng thi hi, ph pht sinh trong qu trnh l ph hp th cc nguyn t . Theo nh lut Kiffshoff nguyn t ca mi nguyn t ha hc ch hp th chn lc nhng tia bc x m chnh n c th pht ra trong qu trnh pht x do mun c ph AAS ta phi to ra m hi nguyn t t do sau chiu vo n mt chm sang c nhng bc sng xc nh ng vi nhng tia pht x nhy ca nguyn t . Nu mun thc hin php o ph AAS xc nh mt nguyn t trong mu ta thc hin cc qu trnh sau: - Ha hi nguyn t ha mu. Chn cc iu kin v loi thit b ph hp chuyn mu phn tch v trng thi ban u (rn hoc dung dch) thnh trng thi hi ca nguyn t t do. - Chiu chm tia sng c bc sng xc nh thch hp vi nguyn t cn phn tch vo m hi nguyn t . Khi , cc nguyn t trong m hi s hp th cc bc x sinh ra ph AAS. - Nh mt h thng my quang ph, thu chm nh sng sau khi i qua mi trng hp th v phn ly thnh ph ri chn mt vch ph c trng ca nguyn t phn tch o cng ca n. Phng trnh nh lng ca phng php l: A=k.Cb Trong : A l cng vch hp th. k :Hng s thc nghim, ph thuc vo cc iu kin ha hi ca nguyn t ha mu. C: Nng nguyn t cn phn tch trong dung dch mu. B: hng s bn cht, ph thuc vo bn cht cn phn tch, 0<b1.
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rt quan trng v to ra m hi nguyn t t do l yu t quyt nh sinh ra ph hp th nguyn t. C hai k thut nguyn t ha mu chnh l: k thut nguyn t ha mu c ngn la (F-AAS) v k thut nguyn t ha mu khng ngn la (GF-AAS). Nguyn tc ca phng php ph hp th nguyn t F-AAS l da trn vic dng nng lng do ngn la n kh sinh ra t chy mt hn hp kh hoc hn hp kh N2O v C2H2. Da vo tnh cht ca tng nguyn t, tng loi dung dch mu m c th chn loi ngn la v nhit ph hp. Phng php F-AAS cho lp li v chn lc cao, d s dng nhng hiu qu ca nguyn t ha mu thp. Nguyn tc ca phng php GF-AAS l mu c t trong cuvet graphit hay thuyn Ta, c nung nng nh nng lng in nhit sy kh mu, tro ha v luyn mu sau nguyn t ha mu trong thi gian ngn. Hin nay, ngun nng lng c dung l dng in c cng dng cao (t 50 600A) v hiu in th thp (<12V). u im ca phng php ph hp th nguyn t C nhy rt cao (105 10-8M) v chnh xc cao (sai s <10%). Phn tch ng thi nhiu nguyn t trong mt mu m khng cn tch ring, tiu tn t mu, c th kim tra c ng nht v thnh phn ca vt mu nhng v tr khc nhau. Kt qu o ph thu c ghi trn phim nh c th lu tr, khi cn thit c th nh gi xem xt li m khng cn phi c mu phn tch.