In addition, one can envisage two other potentially very i m p o r t a n t niches for commercial A F S . First, solid me tallic samples can readily be analyzed by cathodic s p u t t e r i n g a n d A F S (30). Such a device obviates t h e need for wet chemical s a m p l e p r e p a r a t i o n a n d has t h e potential for yielding very high precision in closely related appli cation analyses. An i n s t r u m e n t dedi cated to this t y p e of analysis would be welcomed by t h e metallurgical i n d u s try. Second, nondispersive a t o m i c flu orescence s p e c t r o m e t r y can be used as a resonance d e t e c t o r for emission s p e c t r o m e t r y (49). Metal s a m p l e s em ployed as c a t h o d e s in a glow discharge l a m p can be easily analyzed yielding very high precision d a t a . W h e t h e r A F S becomes a c o m m e r cial t e c h n i q u e awaits t h e well-known, hard-nosed appraisal of t h e instru m e n t m a n u f a c t u r e r s . It would seem, however, t h a t p r e s e n t prospects war r a n t such consideration.
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