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Velmer A. Fassel (26 April 1919 – 4 March 1998) was an American chemist who developed the inductively coupled plasma (ICP) and demonstrated its use as ion source for mass spectrometry.

Early life and education

• 1941 B.A. Southeast Missouri State College
• 1947 Ph.D. Iowa State University

Research interests

• Atomic spectroscopy

Awards

• 1971 Anachem Award

References

1. Allan Maccoll (2001). "Velmer A. Fassel Memorial Issue". Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy. 56 (7): 1035. doi:10.1016/S0584-8547(01)00257-9.
2. Montaser, Akbar (1998). "The Science of a Revolutionary Chemist and Spectroscopist Velmer A. Fassel". Applied Spectroscopy. 52 (11): 406A–426A. Bibcode:1998ApSpe..52..406M. doi:10.1366/0003702981942834.
3. Dickinson, George W.; Velmer A. Fassel (1969). "Emission-spectrometric detection of the elements at the nanogram per milliliter level using induction-coupled plasma excitation". Analytical Chemistry. 41 (8): 1021–1024. doi:10.1021/ac60277a028.
4. Houk, Robert S.; Velmer A. Fassel; Gerald D. Flesch; Harry J. Svec; Alan L. Gray; Charles E. Taylor (1980). "Inductively coupled argon plasma as an ion source for mass spectrometric determination of trace elements". Analytical Chemistry. 52 (14): 2283–2289. doi:10.1021/ac50064a012.

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