For mercury released directly as atomic vapour, different direct transfer systems
are used. In an open dynamic system the liberated analyte is transported by a
carrier gas through the sampling or excitation source and swept away. In an open static system
the equilibrated gaseous phase is forced into the absorption cell by displacement,
e.g. by water. During measurement the gaseous phase is thus static. In a closed system
the analyte and
carrier gas are circulated through the absorption cell and the generator vessel until equilibrium
between the liquid and gaseous phases is established.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 261
(Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis - XIII.
Terms related to chemical vapour generation (IUPAC Recommendations 1992))
on page 263
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A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
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