CO2-laser extraction-static mass spectrometry analysis of ultra-low concentrations of nitrogen in silicates

Geostandards Newsletter

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 255-260

  Humbert, Franck ^a,c   Libourel, Guy ^a,b   France Lanord, Christian ^a   Zimmermann, Laurent ^a   Marty, Bernard ^a,b  

^a CRPG CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c CFC Daum ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Laser extraction; Mass spectrometry; Nitrogen; Silicates

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008225392     PISSN: 01505505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2000.tb00777.x     Document Type: Review

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