Gas Requirements and Configurations
48 Agilent 4100 Microwave Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometer Site Preparation Guide
Agilent 4100 MP-AES Gas Configurations
Your Agilent 4100 MP-AES may come with one or more Agilent
accessories. Some of the accessories also require gas supplies. This
section is designed to assist you with planning your gas requirements
according to the system and accessories ordered so that at the time
of installation you have the necessary gas supplies, and they meet the
required specifications.
Shown below is a summary table detailing the various gas
requirements for the Agilent 4100 MP-AES and accessories. Table 14
details nitrogen and argon gases, and the compressed air
requirement, for the POP gas.
Table 14. Nitrogen and argon specifications
Nitrogen Nitrogen Argon
Intended use Plasma support gases Purged mono Plasma ignition gas
Purity >99.5% >99.95% 99%
Oxygen < 0.5% < 0.05% n/a
Water < 4ppm < 4ppm n/a
Required flow
(SLPM)
25 10 1.5
Required
pressure (kPa)
450–600 450–600 200–440
Table 15 details the compressed air requirements for the Agilent
4100 MP-AES and accessories.
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