The Axiom was installed in June 2000. It is typically run with a concentric nebulizer and Gilson 222 autosampler, but an inert spray chamber and demountable torch are also available. The magnetic sector and fully adjustable slits allow for a resolution range of 400 to 15,000 resolving power (RP) for automated runs. A RP of >25,000 has been attained with manual acquisition. This high resolving power (high resolution) allows for complete separation of analytes from interfering molecular species. Examples of these include: Fe-56 from ArO, V-51 from ClO, and Eu-151 from BaO. The Axiom also has very high sensitivity (up to 4 * E6 cps/ppb In at the lowest resolution, RP=400) and therefore has an operating range depending on element of 100 ppq to 1 ppb at low resolution (RP=400)
