wash out time

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08563
Time required for the output signal of an inductively-coupled plasma spectrometer for a given analyte to fall back to baseline levels from the end of sampling time and/or after introducing a blank solution.
Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 647. (Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)) on page 736 [Terms] [Paper]