What is ICPOES?

Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES), also referred to as Atomic Emission Spectrometry (AES), is an analytical technique used for determining the elemental composition of a sample. The sample is introduced into an inductively coupled plasma (ICP), a high-temperature, ionized gas. The atoms in the sample are excited by the high temperature of the plasma. As the excited atoms return to their ground state, they emit light at specific wavelengths, each corresponding to a particular element. The intensity of the emitted light is directly proportional to the concentration of the element in the sample. ICP-OES is commonly used in environmental monitoring, food safety, pharmaceuticals, and materials science to quantify the presence and concentration of various elements in a wide range of sample types.