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Ensuring Accuracy with the Right ICP-OES Wavelength

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Webinar Date/Time: Thu, Nov 13, 2025 11:00 AM ES

Choosing the right emission line can be difficult. While there is no single rule that applies to all analytes in every conceivable type of sample, this webinar will guide you through the steps in selecting the appropriate analytical wavelength for your sample matrix.

Register Free: https://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spec_w/ICP-OES

Event Overview:


In inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) analyses, results accuracy is dependent on choosing the right wavelength. Deciding which wavelength to use for each analyte can be a daunting task based on the matrix and corresponding interferences. There are thousands of wavelengths to choose from: some elements have many wavelengths, whereas others have few useful wavelengths. While there is no single rule that applies to all analytes in every conceivable type of sample, this webinar will guide you through 7 steps for selecting the appropriate analytical wavelength for your future methods to ensure accurate results.

Key Learning Objectives:

  • Find out how to choose the right wavelength for your matrix to optimize your analytical method
  • Learn about the efficiency-maximizing technologies in PerkinElmer’s Avio® 550 Max fully simultaneous ICP-OES
  • Uncover the benefits of Universal Data Acquisition (UDA), allowing simultaneous acquisition of all available wavelengths all the time

Who Should Attend:

  • Directors, managers, and technicians of laboratories using ICP-OES to conduct trace elemental analyses

Speakers:

Erica Cahoon, PhD
Portfolio Director, ICP-OES
PerkinElmer

Erica Cahoon, PhD, is a portfolio director for PerkinElmer, where she leads the ICP product platform. Cahoon joined PerkinElmer in 2013 as a field application scientist specializing in AA, ICP, and ICP-MS, and has since transitioned to product/portfolio management. Cahoon holds a PhD in analytical chemistry and has over 19 years of experience in trace metal detection with a variety of analytical instrumentation.

Ken Neubauer, PhD

Principal Application Scientist
PerkinElmer

Ken Neubauer, PhD, is a principal application scientist with over 27 years of inorganic analysis experience at PerkinElmer, focusing primarily on applications development and support for ICP-OES and ICP-MS technologies. Prior to joining PerkinElmer, Neubauer received his PhD in analytical chemistry from the University of Delaware.

Register Free: https://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spec_w/ICP-OES

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