Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry with the Absorption Tube Technique

Abstract A device to increase the sensitivity of the atomic absorption spectrophotometric measurement by elongating the absorption path length has originally been developed by Fuwa and Vallee and the present authors called it “absorption tube technique”. Although the technique has been fully described in comparison with the flame photometry, and the behavior of the elements and the reactions in the tube were investigated for several elements, application of a newly designed ring burner to this technique and the detailed examination of the operating conditions have never beer, published.