L’vov HGA Platform

The L’vov platform is a small plate of solid pyrocoated graphite that is inserted into the graphite tube. It has a slight depression in the center, which can accommodate up to 50μL of solution. The function of the L’vov platform is to isolate the sample from the tube walls to allow more reproducible atomization of the sample through indirect heating. The platform heats primarily by the radiation given off from the tube walls. Sample vaporization and atomization occur after the tube reaches a steady-state temperature.