Scientific Publications

Scientific Publications, Articles and Posters

Articles in Scientific Journals

  1. Monique Kuonen, Guanghui Niu, Bodo Hattendorf, and Detlef Günther, “Characterizing a Nitrogen Microwave Inductively Coupled Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Ion Source for Element Mass Spectrometry,” J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2023, Accepted Manuscript.
  2. Zengchao You, Aslı Akkuş, Wolfram Weisheit, Thorsten Giray, Sibylle Penk, Sabine Buttler, Sebastian Recknagel, and Carlos Abad, ”Multielement analysis in soils using nitrogen microwave inductively coupled atmospheric pressure plasma mass spectrometry,” Anal. At. Spectrom., 2022, 37, 2556-2562.
  3. Helmar Wiltsche, Matthias Wolfgang,and Franz Hallwirth, “Effects of argon on the analytical properties of a microwave-sustained, inductively coupled, atmospheric-pressure plasma,” Anal. At. Spectrom., 2022, 37, 1298-1308.
  4. Christoph Neff, Pascal Becker, Bodo Hattendorf and Detlef Gunther, “LA-ICP-MS using a nitrogen plasma source,” Anal. At. Spectrom., 2021, 36, 1750-1757.
  5. Helmar Wiltsche and Matthias Wolfgang, “Merits of microwave plasmas for optical emission spectrometry – characterization of an axially viewed microwave-sustained, inductively coupled, atmospheric-pressure plasma (MICAP),” J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2020, 35, 2369.
  6. M. Schild, A. Gundlach-Graham, A. Menon, J. Jevtic, V. Pikelja, M. Tanner, B. Hattendorf, and D. Günther, “Replacing the Argon ICP: Nitrogen Microwave Inductively Coupled Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma (MICAP) for Mass Spectrometry,” Anal. Chem. 2018, 90, 22, 13443–13450.
  7. Thaler, K.M., A.J. Schwartz, C. Haisch, R. Niessner, and G.M. Hieftje, “Prelminary Survey of Matrix Effects in the Microwave-Sustained, Inductively Coupled Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma (MICAP),” Talanta, 2018. 180:25-31.
  8. Andrew J. Schwartz, Yan Cheung, Jovan Jevtic, Velibor Pikelja, Ashok Menon, Steven J. Ray and Gary M. Hieftje, “New inductively coupled plasma for atomic spectrometry: the microwave-sustained, inductively coupled, atmospheric-pressure plasma (MICAP),” J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2016, 31:440-449.

Posters and Presentations at Scientific Conferences

  1. Christine Rivera, Director of Product Management, Spectroscopy, “Design and Performance Review of Innovative Microwave Inductively Coupled Atmospheric Plasma – Optical Emission Spectroscopy (MICAP™-OES 1000) Flexible Sample Matrix and Full Spectrum Acquisition,” PittCon 2023, Philadelphia, PA, Mar. 2023.
  2. Christine Rivera, Director of Product Management, Spectroscopy, “Microwave Inductively Coupled Atmospheric Plasma – Optical Emission Spectroscopy (MICAP™-OES 1000) Utilized for Determinations of Extracted Silicone in Methyl-Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK),” PittCon 2023, Philadelphia, PA, Mar. 2023.
  3. Guillermo Grindlay, Raquel Serrano, Daniel Torregrosa, Luis Gras, and Juan Mora, “Microwave-sustained inductively coupled atmospheric-pressure plasma for elemental analysis of environmental samples (MICAP): Citius, Altius, Fortius,” EWCPS 2023, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Jan. 2023.
  4. Zengchao You, Alexander Winckelmann, Wolfram Weisheit, Sebastian Recknagel, and Carlos Abad, “Multi-element Analysis in Different Matrices Using Nitrogen Microwave Inductively Coupled Atmospheric Pressure Mass Spectrometry (MICAP-MS),” EWCPS 2023, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Jan. 2023.
  5. Helmar Wiltsche and Franz Hallwirth, “Tackling matrix effects in microwave induced plasma – optical emission spectrometry,” EWCPS 2023, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Jan. 2023.
  6. Christine Rivera and Eric Moen, “Design and Performance Review of Innovative Microwave Inductively Coupled Atmospheric Plasma – Optical Emission Spectroscopy (MICAP™-OES 1000) Utilized in Mining and Mineral Exploration,” EWCPS 2023, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Jan. 2023.
  7. Bodo Hattendorf, Monique Kuonen, Guanghui Niu, Christoph Neff, Pascal Becker, and Detlef Günther, “Mass Spectrometry with an Inductively Coupled Nitrogen Plasma,” Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale XLII, Gijon 2022.
  8. Mohammad I. Nouraddini, Matthias Schild, Lorenzo Querci, Alexander Gundlach-Graham, Jovan Jevtic, Ashok Menon, Bodo Hattendorf, and Detlef Günther, ”Microwave Inductively Coupled Nitrogen Plasma,” CHanalysis 2019, Beatenberg, Switzerland, Apr. 2019.
  9. A. Schwartz, Y. Cheung, S. Ray, J. Jevtic, A. Menon, V. Pikelja, and G. Hieftje, “Next Generation ICP: The Microwave-Sustained, Inductively Coupled Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma,” SCIX 2018, Atlanta, GA, Oct. 2018.
  10. Steven Ray, Andrew Schwartz, Yan Cheung, Gary Hieftje, Velibor Pikelja, Ashok Menon, Jovan Jevtic, “A New Microwave Inductively Coupled Plasma for Spectrochemical Analysis: First Experiences,” European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry 2015, Munster, Germany, Feb. 2015.
  11. J. Jevtic, A. Menon, V. Pikelja, “Dielectric Resonator Antenna for High-power RF Plasma Applications,” IEEE ICOPS/BEAMS, Washington, DC, May 2014.
  12. J. Jevtic, A. Menon, V. Pikelja, “Microwave Induced Plasma Source for Optical Emission and Mass Spectroscopy,” SCIX 2013, Milwaukee, WI, October 2013.