This invention is related to the following copending U.S. patent applications: Ser. No. 09/073,605, entitled “Indirect Endpoint Detection by Chemical Reaction”; Ser. No. 09/073,602, entitled “Endpoint Detection by Chemical Reaction”; Ser. No. 09/073,607, entitled “Endpoint Detection by Chemical Reaction and Reagent”; Ser. No. 09/073,607, entitled “Indirect Endpoint Detection by Chemical Reaction and Chemiluminescence”; and Ser. No. 09/073,606, entitled “Endpoint Detection by Chemical Reaction and Photoionization”; all filed on the same day, all assigned to the present assignee, and all incorporated by reference in their entireties.
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