Association of glass fragments by their trace elemental content using ICP-MS and LA-ICP-MS in the analysis scheme

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4708, Issue , 2002, Pages 61-71

  Almirall, José R ^a   Montero, Shirly ^a   Furton, Kenneth ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elemental analysis; Glass; ICPMS; Isotope dilution; LA ICPMS; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; GLASS; ISOTOPES; LASER ABLATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; GLASS FRAGMENTS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; ISOTOPE DILUTION; LASER ABLATION INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRACE ELEMENTAL CONTENT;

LAW ENFORCEMENT;

EID: 0036907256     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.479293     Document Type: Conference Paper

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