involved the ZAF algorithm. Trace element contents were measured with the laser ablation ICP MS system-ICP-MS quality controls in eclogitic assemblages see Zack et al., 2002. Note that REEs lighter than Eu were discussions about the topic of this work. Matthias Barth is thanked for help at the ...

... with laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) , allowing a combination of high sensitivity and good spatial resolution. ...

Jun 20, 2008... several basaltic lunar samples using a combination of solution and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). ...

Mar 1, 2011... and 2) analysis of run products with laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), allowing a combination of ...

concentrations obtained by laser-ablation inductively coupled mass-spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) in olivine concentrations were measured in situ by laser ablation inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS measured by the sample- standard bracketing method using a Nu Plasma multi- collector ...

) 91467 and ALH 85085 by laser ablation ICP-MS (LA-ICP-MS). Arguments for or against the origins-subtracted and then corrected for the instrumental sensitivity factors. Laser ablation ICP-MS requires an internal calibrant) silicate veins in them. 3.2. LA-ICP-MS Analyses of ...

(centimeter size) rutile grains. Methods employed are SIMS, EMP, LA-ICP-MS, ID-MC-ICP-MS and TIMS. For most ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS�rho�z and PAP, Pouchou and Pichoir, 1984; Heinrich and Newbury, 1991), both ...

Page 1. Small-volume U�Pb zircon geochronology by laser ablation- multicollector-ICP-MS ... Keywords: U�Pb geochronology Zircon LA-ICP-MS ...

ICP-MS and laser ablation ICP-MS (LA-ICP-MS) are well established techniques for the analysis of metals in geological and environmental samples. LA-ICP-MS is commonly used in geological applications to determine the spatial distribution of metal concentrations at small sampling intervals (as ...

-element fractionation in laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) analysis is one is close to 1. Since laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectro- metry (LA-ICP-MS) was �rst) are commonly used as an internal standard for in situ multi-element ...

(such as ion probe or laser ablation ICP-MS) are hampered by a lack of well characterized, homogeneous micro-analyses d'�l�ments en trace (par sonde ionique ou ICP-MS avec ablation laser) sont g�n�es par l during laser ablation inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry ...

-Pb Laser Ablation ICP-MS Zircon Dating using Matrix-Matched Calibration Samples with a Frequency Quadrupled of laser ablation (LA) ICP-MS to the in situ analysis of 207Pb/206Pb and 206Pb/238U isotopic ratios analyses, LA-ICP-MS results on reference materials (UQ-Z1 and G91500) indicated ...

by laser ablation (LA) inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). A compact computer-MS and the LA via serial RS-232 port. Each LA-ICP-MS analysis at a defined point includes a 60 s pre solution auto-sampler ICP-MS analysis. Each analytical cycle consists of four standards, one control

of laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) to investigate the chemical or exposure to sunlight. 5.2.1 LA-ICP-MS The concentrations of many trace elements in the zircon samples were determined by single-grain analyses using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry ...

For a few years now inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry has been increasingly used for precise and accurate determination of isotope ratios of long-lived radionuclides at the trace and ultratrace level due to its excellent sensitivity, good precision and accuracy. At present, ICP-MS and also laser ablation ICP-MS are applied ...

technique: (a) XRF, (b) INAA, (c ) ICP-MS. References for 15529 ... L.A. (2008) A laser-ablation ICP-MS study of Apollo 15 low-titanium olivine-normative ...

Do paleosols constrain the CO2 level of the Archean atmosphere? ..... A combined laser ablation-resonance ionization mass spectrometer for ...... Pseudocraters on Mars: A consequence of lava-ground ice interaction. ...... High precision iron isotope measurements of meteoritical material by cold plasma ICP-MS. ...

Isotopic analyses of radioactive materials such as irradiated nuclear fuel are of major importance for the optimization of the nuclear fuel cycle and for safeguard aspects. Among the mass-spectrometric techniques available, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and thermal ionization mass spectrometry are the most frequently applied methods for nuclear ...

: Details zu den Eigenschaften von Mineralen � Kasten 2: Optimierung der LA-ICP-MS-Methode � Kasten 3: Edle ICP MS) gelang es, die Elementzusammensetzung von Edelsteinen aus f�nf Sch�rfminen eindeutig und" ("zerst�rende") Analysenmethoden ausgewichen und schliesslich auf die LA-ICP-MS (Laser ...

This thesis examines the production and distribution of ancestral Polynesian pottery on Tutuila Island, American Samoa and evaluates the extent of intra-island interactions. Currently, very little is known about ceramic production and exchange in Samoa. Laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) is used to source clay and ...

LA-ICP-MS, The Laser-Ablation Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometer Lab was part of the Maryland Geology tour. Drs. Jason Dworkin and Joeseph Nuth, July 8, ...

laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), focused ion beam extractions (FIB), secondary ion mass spectrometry or ion ...

Low-level doped solid metal/liquid metal experiments analyzed by laser ablation ICP-MS allow Henry's

LA-ICP-MS analysis combines laser ablation with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for the rapid chemical analyses of solid samples at spatial resolution better than 100 ?m. Standardization in LA-ICP- MS involves both internal and external calibration, and is limited by the small ...

Particle size effects and elemental fractionation in laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) are investigated with nanosecond and femtosecond laser ablation, differential mobility analysis, and magnetic sector ICP-MS. Laser...

For the first time, laser ablation - Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) was used to carry out isotopic measurement on single sub-micrometer-size uranium particles. The analytical procedure was applied on two particle-containing samples already analyzed in the same laboratory by established techniques for particle analysis: ...

. [1] We used laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA ICP-MS) to analyze Sr laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA ICP-MS) to analyze Sr/Ca ratios along of 6 #12;0.3-mm alumina suspension. Tissue was not removed. We assayed Sr/Ca ratios using LA ...

-MS. It also includes a short training course consisting of five exercises. Key words ICP-MS, Mass spectrometry and introduction technique which makes the use of ICP- MS a rather complicated issue when it comes to optimizing spectrometers are frequently used for the high-resolution ICP-MS instruments. This is ...

The determination of the localization and distribution of essential and beneficial metals (e.g., Cu, Fe, Zn, Mn, Co, Ti, Al, Ca, K, Na, Cr and others), toxic metals (like Cd, Pb, Hg, U), metalloids (e.g., As, Se, Sb), and non-metals (such as C, S, P, Cl, I) in biological tissues is a challenging task for life science studies. Over the past few years, the development and application of mass ...

The focus of this dissertation is the use of a twin quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) for the simultaneous detection of two m/z values. The twin quadrupole ICP-MS is used with laser ablation sample introduction in both the s...

We investigate particles produced by laser irradiation and their analysis by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy (LA/ICP-MS), with a view towards optimizing particle production for analysis of high level waste materials and waste glass. LA/ICP-MS has consi...

Of all the inorganic mass spectrometric techniques, laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) plays a key role as a powerful and sensitive microanalytical technique enabling multi- element trace analysis and isotope ratio measurements at trace and ultratrace level. LA-ICP-MS was used to produce images of ...

rate, Rokko area, LA- ICP-MSlaser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry LA-ICP-MS with a Microlas Excimer laser abla- tion system; Ishida et al., 2004; Morishita et al., 2005 LA-ICP- MS 2 , 2007; Hasebe et al., 2009 FT LA-ICP-MS 43 Ca 29 Si 238 U NIST 610Pearce et al., 1997 ...

- erful High Resolution ICP-MS, the spatial resolution could be improved down to 5 to 10 �m crater size- files performed by laser ablation ICP-MS from five arago- nitic shells of Pleiodon (Cameronia) spekii-mass spectrometer (LA-ICP-MS, PQ2+, laser 266 nm; operating conditions in Lazareth et al., 2003). Data were

-coupled-plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) for analysis of trace elements in biogenic carbonates, such as corals-ablation sector-field inductively-coupled- plasma mass spectrometry (SF-ICP-MS) Cynthia M. Jones1 and Zhongxing Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA Key words: ICP-MS, otolith, trace-elements, preservation The ...

were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS; VG Plasma Quad2+), which ICP-MS Titrn ICP-MS IC AES ICP-MS AAS ICP-MS ICP-MS ICP-MS ICP-MS ICP-MS ICP-MS ...

Laser ablation particle plume compositions are characterized using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP/MS). This study evaluates the mass response characteristics peculiar to ICP/MS detection as a function of laser fluence and frequency. Eva...

... Accession Number : ADA515753. Title : Small-Volume U-Pb Zircon Geochronology by Laser Ablation-Multicollector-ICP-MS. ...

Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) has been used to examine the spatial distribution of metals in particulate matter on ambient air filters. The implications of the inhomogeneous distribution observed for the sub-sampling of such filters for multiple analyses have been discussed. It has been shown that large biases in ...

Reproducible and sensitive elemental analysis of solid samples is a crucial task in areas of geology (e.g. microanalysis of fluid inclusions), material sciences, industrial quality control as well as in environmental, forensic and biological studies. To date the most versatile detection method is mass-spectroscopic multi-element analysis. In order to obtain reproducible results, this requires ...

Reproducible and sensitive elemental analysis of solid samples is a crucial task in areas of geology (e.g. microanalysis of fluid inclusions), material sciences, industrial quality control as well as in environmental, forensic and biological studies. To date the most versatile detection method is mass-spectroscopic multi-element analysis. In order to obtain reproducible results, this requires ...

The ratio of the two refractory trace elements zirconium (Zr) and hafnium (Hf) in meteorites has been proposed to be uniform. The most precise value available is 34.3+/-0.2 (1?). It was obtained by isotope dilution ICP-MS applied to 15 chondrites, most of which were carbonaceous chondrites, and six achondrites. We reinvestigated the case and determined Zr/Hf ratios of a broad ...

... spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) was used to determine rare earth element (REE) content of 76 fossil bones collected ... have documented the uptake of the lanthanide series rare earth elements (REE) in vertebrate...

The surface of two glass artefacts in mosaic style, probably fragments of conglomerate glass bowls dating back two millennia, was investigated by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). By rastering with the laser beam over a selected area of the surface of the glass artefacts, elemental oxide maps were generated. ...

determined using a combination RBS, ICP-MS,. EELS, and PIGE. The electrochemical performance of the layers (both in liquid ...

Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) has been developed and established as an emerging technique in the generation of quantitative images of metal distributions in thin tissue sections of brain samples (such as human, rat and mouse brain), with applications in research related to neurodegenerative disorders. A new ...

Tubular alteration textures, mineralized by titanite, in glassy rims of pillow lavas from a Norwegian ophiolite (Solund-Stavfjord ophiolite complex (SSOC)) are described and characterized by a multimethod approach. Tubular alteration textures, mineralized by titanite, have been previously proposed to result from bioalteration. The microstructure of the titanite and the tubes is investigated using ...

-AES),26 and ICP-mass spectro- metry (ICP-MS).22,27 The combination of HPLC with ICP-MS has high and acidified with 1% HNO3 before analysis using ICP-MS for total As and Se concentrations. The pH was measured. The filtered samples were then transferred to polypropylene tubes and sealed for speciation analysis using ...

A commercially available chemical identification taggant that imparts a unique elemental fingerprint to any object and can be analytically distinguished from billions of possible combinations has been developed. The liquid tag is easily applied and, once dry, can be removed and analyzed by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry ...

We report for the first time the absolute quantification of a metalloprotein separated by nondenaturing gel electrophoresis (GE) using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) in combination with species-specific isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS). The proposed method is based on the use of an ...

... Thole, J.T., and Williams, J., 2010, Using laser ablation-inductively couple plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) to explore geochemical ... ...

Integration of laser ablation ICP-MS analysis of eight howardite samples with XRF data, EMPA data points, noble gas abundance results, and petrographic descriptions provides some preliminary interpretations of regolithic classification.

age. This study presents geochemical data on sulfide-rich samples, in situ laser-ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA�ICP�MS) of sulfide minerals, and...

The simultaneous detection of arsenic and sulfur in thio-arsenicals was achieved using xenonbased collision cell ICP-MS in combination with HPLC. In an attempt to minimize the 16O16O+ interference at m/z 32, both sample introduction and collision cell experimental parameters were...

Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA ICP-MS) is a newly established technique that is capable of in-situ U(Th)-Pb dating of accessory minerals in a wide range of rock types and geological environments. LA ICP-MS emerged in 1985 and rapidly became an important analytical tool for trace element determinations ...

The inductively coupled plasma in combination with a mass spectrometer (ICP/MS) has been used for the determination of metals in different Saudi Arabian crude oils (Arab Berri, Arab heavy, Arab medium and Arab light). A previously investigated extraction method has been applied in the determination of metals in oil to the sub ppm level.

Single pulse laser ablation sampling with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was assessed for accurate chemical analysis. Elemental fractionation (e.g. Pb/U), the quantity of ablated mass (crater volume), ICP-MS intensity and the particle contribution (spike signal) during single pulse ...

The importance of glass as evidence of association between a crime event and a suspect has been recognized for some time. Glass is a fragile material that is often found at the scenes of crimes such as burglaries, hit-and-run accidents and violent crime offenses. The physical and chemical properties of glass can be used to differentiate between possible sources and as evidence of association ...

The combination of laser ablation and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICPMS) allows for rapid chemical analysis of solid samples at high spatial resolution. Calibration of the technique is limited by the small number of reliable standards available and by the diversity of solid matrices, including silicates, oxides, sulfides, carbonates, ...

Laser ablation (LA) with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) has been demonstrated as a viable technology for sample characterization within the EM complex. Laser ablation systems have been set up at the Hanford Site, Savannah River Plan...

The present study examines the quantity, size, element signatures and distribution of titanium particles in normal oral mucosal tissue and in oral mucosa exposed to a titanium implant. Tissue samples from six healthy patients were obtained by a full thickness biopsy taken from the edge of the oral mucosa when inserting a titanium dental implant. At the abutment insertion 6 months later, a punch ...

We have studied the binding of the toxic element Cd to plant proteins and have used for this purpose spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) plants treated with 50 ?M Cd(ii) as a model system. Laser ablation ICP-MS has been applied for the screening of Cd-binding proteins after separation by native anodal polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (AN-PAGE) and ...

The analysis of the isotopic composition of nuclear or non-nuclear solid materials is performed in a variety of fields, e.g., for quality assurance in the production of nuclear fuels, as signatures in forensics, nuclear safeguards, and non-proliferation control, in material characterization, geology, and archeology. We have investigated the capability of laser ablation (New ...

Calibration of analytical methods using laser ablation for sample introduction is often problematic. The availability of matrix-adapted standard materials is a crucial factor in the analysis of biological samples in particular. In this work a method for preparation of thin-film references for LA-ICP-MS is presented which is inexpensive, relatively simple and generally ...

The outer keratin layer (scute) of desert tortoise shells consists of incrementally grown laminae in which various bioaccumulated trace elements are sequestered during scute deposition. Laser ablation ICP-MS examination of laminae in scutes of dead tortoises revealed patterns of trace elemental distribution from which the chronology of elemental uptake can ...

This paper describes the use of double-pulse laser ablation to improve ICP-MS internal precision (temporal relative standard deviation, %TRSD). Double pulse laser ablation offers reduced fractionation, increased sensitivity, and improved signal to noise ratios. The first pulse is used to ablate a large quantity of ...

For many decades, isotopic analysis of Uranium or Plutonium has been performed by mass spectrometry. The most recent analytical techniques, using the counting method or a plasma torch combined with a mass spectrometer (ICP.MS) have not yet to reach a grea...

This report describes an innovative technology, laser ablation-inductively couple plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), operated in a mobile laboratory, to rapidly detect thorium 230 activity levels in soil samples. This technology was demonstrated on-sit...

The objective of these experiments is to evaluate the performance of two types of ICP-MS device for measurement of actinide isotopes by laser ablation (LA) ICP-MS. The key advantage of ICP-MS compared to monitoring of radioactive decay is that the element...

Particle size effects and elemental fractionation in laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) are investigated with nanosecond and femtosecond laser ablation, differential mobility analysis, and magnetic sector ICP-MS. Laser pulse width was found to have a significant influence on the ...

Pb isotope compositions of biologically significant PM(10) atmospheric particulates from a busy roadside location in London UK were measured using solution- and laser ablation-mode MC-ICP-MS. The solution-mode data for PM(10) sampled between 1998-2001 document a dramatic shift to increasingly radiogenic compositions as leaded petrol was phased out. ...

The importance of small amounts of glass and paint evidence as a means to associate a crime event to a suspect or a suspect to another individual has been demonstrated in many cases. Glass is a fragile material that is often found at the scenes of crimes such as burglaries, hit-and-run accidents and violent crime offenses. Previous work has demonstrated the utility of elemental analysis by ...

Investigate particles produced by laser irradiation and their analysis by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy (LA/ICP-MS), with a view towards optimizing particle production for analysis of high level waste materials and waste glass. LA/ICP-MS has considerable potential to increase the safety and speed of ...

A comparison between the compositions determined by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) from two different laboratories on 52 ancient beads recovered in Africa was undertaken. Single point and raster samplings by the laser ablation systems were used. Although similar results were obtained using the ...

Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) with multi-element capability is well established for the trace and ultratrace analysis of metals, metalloids and selected non-metals (such as C, P, S) in biological and clinical samples. Nowadays LA-ICP-MS is employed as a sensitive elemental mass spectrometric ...

Vanadium, among other elements which deposit on a cracking catalyst, affects the catalyst activity. The inductively coupled plasma as an ion source, when combined with a mass analyzer, resulted in a sensitive tool for elemental analysis (ICP/MS) at parts per billion levels in solution. This technique has ben applied for the determination of vanadium in ...

present LA-ICP-MS U�Pb results from monazites and Rb� Sr analyses from biotites extracted from a major of deep crustal levels. LA-ICPMS U�Pb dating of monazites, combined with Rb�Sr analyses of biotites, from and the subsequent exhumation of deep crustal levels in the internal zones of the Maghrebides. Monazites give an age

Laser ablation (LA) with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) has been demonstrated as a viable technology for sample characterization within the EM complex. Laser ablation systems have been set up at the Hanford Site, Savannah River Plant, the Pu immobilization program (MD), Los Alamos, and at numerous other DOE ...

We optimized multiplexed immunohistochemistry (IHC) on breast cancer tissue. Up to 20 tumor markers are routinely evaluated for one patient and thus, a common analysis results in a series of time consuming staining procedures. As an alternative, we used lanthanides for labeling of primary antibodies, which are applied in IHC. Laser ablation (LA) ICP ...

Proxy records can be derived from soft corals and black corals using minor and trace element measurements of the organic skeleton of these corals. Here, concentrations of Br, I, Pb, Mn, Cd, Zn, and B in the organic skeleton were determined using solution inductively coupled plasma�mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in one black coral from 5 m depth and two soft corals from 85 and ...

A new method for the measurement of longitudinal variations of sulfur isotope amount ratios in single hair strands using a laser ablation system coupled to a multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (LA-MC-ICP-MS) is reported here for the first time. Ablation parameters have been optimized for the measurement of ...

The investigation of illicit trafficking of nuclear materials, nuclear safeguards analysis, and non-proliferation control requires sensitive and isotope-selective detection methods to gain crucial nuclear forensic information like isotope 'fingerprints' and multi-element signatures. The advantage of time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry - quasi-simultaneous multi-mass analysis - ...

Strontium isotope ratios (87Sr/86Sr) in tooth enamel provide a means to investigate migration and landscape use in humans and other animals. Established methods for measuring (87)Sr/(86)Sr in teeth use bulk sampling (5-20 mg) and labor-intensive elemental purification procedures before analysis by either thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) or multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass ...

Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) was used for the quantitative imaging of nutrient elements (such as K, Mg, Mn, Cu, P, S and B) in the leaves of Elsholtzia splendens. The plant leaves were scanned directly with a focused Nd:YAG laser in the laser ablation chamber. The ablated ...

Combined external Ion Beam Analysis (IBA) measurements, consisting of Proton Induced X-ray Emission-Proton Induced Gamma-ray Emission-Rutherford Back-Scattering (PIXE-PIGE-RBS) have been performed on several obsidian fragments with archaeological significance at the Rossendorf tandem accelerator using a 3.85 MeV proton beam. A comparison was made between these external IBA ...

In the North Atlantic region, Caledonian and Grenvillian terrains are exposed on Svalbard, Greenland, Great Britain, Canada and Scandinavia. Reconstructing the original configuration of these terrains depends partly on determining the age and provenance of the sedimentary rocks overlying the basement. Provenance investigations using detrital zircon U-Pb ages are a powerful tool to explore the ...

The most relevant defects in glasses are categorized and investigated by appropriate microanalytical techniques. Since these defects very often present a real challenge because of complex chemical and mineralogical properties, a multimethod approach is necessary to supplement or confirm the findings from scanning techniques. The combination of electron probe ...

Here we report for the first time the use of species-specific isotope dilution mass spectrometry for the absolute quantification of a metalloprotein using nondenaturing gel electrophoresis laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (GE-LA-ICP-MS). The concept utilises the intrinsic metals of the metalloprotein for labelling of the ...

Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) was used for the quantitative imaging of Cu and other essential elements (such as K, Mg, Mn, P, S and B) in the leaves of a Cu-tolerant plant Elsholtzia splendens treated with the enriched (65)Cu isotope tracer (isotope abundance of 89.2%). The leaves (newly formed, fully grown and ...

The authors goal is to provide fundamental mechanistic studies of laser produced particulate formation in support of the use of Laser Assisted- Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectroscopy (LA-ICP-MS) to be used for analysis of radioactive/toxic materials...

To provide fundamental mechanistic studies of laser-produced particulate formation in support of the analysis of radioactive and/or toxic materials by Laser Assisted-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy (LA/ICP-MS).

To provide fundamental mechanistic studies of laser-produced particulate formation in support of the analysis of radioactive and/or toxic materials by Laser Assisted-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy (LA-ICP-MS).

High precision laser ablation MC-ICP-MS of Mg isotopes shows uniform initial Mg and Al-Mg systematics in a Leoville Type B CAI. Part of the inclusion underwent complete resetting after complete decay of 26Al.

The objective of this work is to demonstrate the analysis of ensembles of small samples on filter media by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). Spatially resolved analysis of particulate samples collected on gelatin-bas...

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and laser ablation ICP-MS (LA-ICP-MS) have proved themselves to be powerful and sensitive inorganic mass spectrometric techniques for analysing stable and radioactive isotopes in different application fields because of their high sensitivity, low detection ...