Laser ablation multicollector ICPMS determination of δ11B in geological samples

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 788-801

  Tiepolo, Massimo ^a   Bouman, Claudia ^b   Vannucci, Riccardo ^a,c   Schwieters, Johannes ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; FRACTIONATION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; LASER ABLATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

FARADAY DETECTORS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS; LASER SAMPLING; MULTIPLE ION COUNTING;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

BORON ISOTOPE; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LASER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOURMALINE; VOLCANIC ASH;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33748057158     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.02.014     Document Type: Article

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