Easy and Flexible Standard Re-assignment Capability
Aside from the obvious value in keeping the acquisition conditions constant for all samples, having the complete data for each standard at hand, provides the analyst with several useful capabilities. Among these is a unique standard re-assignment feature. Since all elements in the run are acquired for all standards, any standard containing a particular element can be assigned as the calibration standard for that element at any time, even when processing off-line.
Another benefit to complete standard analysis is the ability to calculate each standard analysis as if it were an unknown. This means that every standard is also a secondary standard. In this way, one can easily determine the accuracy of each element in the run (and the overall accuracy of the run by noting the totals on each standard). If an element is present in a standard but is not assigned as the calibration standard for that element, then the program will calculate the relative error in the analysis based on the assigned standard. In this way one can check for agreement between various standards in the run. If the element is not present in the standard, the analysis provides a check on the accuracy of the off-peak or MAN background correction and also as a check for possible spectral interferences.