Minimum value assured by a method to determine gold in alloys by using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and partial least-squares calibration model

Abstract A procedure for estimating the minimum value assured by an analytical method has been developed. It is applied to the determination of gold in jewellery alloys by means of a recently proposed spectroscopy technique. The laser-induced breakdown spectroscopic data of 17 gold alloys, with gold concentration ranging between 50 and 100% were used as calibration set for carrying out the partial least-squares regression (PLS). Ninety alloys, with known gold concentration, were used to evaluate the method’s accuracy. Finally, the minimum guaranteed value of the gold content was analysed, taking into account the values for gold hallmark in Spanish regulations.

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