Laser ablation and arc/spark solid sample introduction into inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers

Spectrochimica acta, Part B: Atomic spectroscopy

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 381-409

  Günther, Detlef ^a   Jackson, Simon E ^a   Longerich, Henry P ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC SPARKS; LASER ABLATION; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; SAMPLING;

ARC/SPARK ABLATION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETERS (ICPMS);

MASS SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 0345237256     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0584-8547(99)00011-7     Document Type: Article

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