PerkinElmer AAnalyst 700, User Manual

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Safety/Regulatory Information
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High temperatures
Burner system
The flame can generate temperatures of up to 2800 °C.
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Do not touch the burner head until it has cooled to room temperature.
Graphite furnace
The HGA graphite furnace can generate temperatures of up to 3000

C.
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Do not touch any part of the graphite furnace until it has cooled to room
temperature.
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Do not attempt to inject a sample into the graphite tube when the furnace is
hot. You may be subjected to fumes from the sudden vaporization of the
sample, and may damage the pipet.
Quartz tube atomizer cell
The quartz tube atomizer cell (QTA-cell) used for the hydride-generation
technique (option) can reach temperatures of up to 1000

C.
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Do not touch any part of the heating mantle (electrically heated systems), or
the cell holder (flame-heated systems), or the QTA-cell until they have cooled
to room temperature.