Low pressure laser ablation coupled to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 841-849

  Fliegel, Daniel ^a   Günther, Detlef ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ICP MS; Laser ablation; Laser cell gas pressure; Low pressure ablation; Particle formation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AGGLOMERATION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CONDENSATION; MASS SPECTROMETERS; NUCLEATION; PLASMAS;

ICP-MS; LASER CELL GAS PRESSURE; LOW PRESSURE ABLATION; PARTICLE FORMATION;

LASER ABLATION;

EID: 33747051956     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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