Direct determination of Dy, Sm, Eu, Tm, and Yb in geological samples by slurry electrothermal vaporization inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Analytical Letters

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 949-959

  Pinto, Frederico Garcia ^a   Lepri, Fabio Grandis ^b   Saint'Pierre, Tatiana Dillenburg ^c   da Silva, José Bento Borba ^a   Costa, Letícia Malta ^a   Curtius, Adilson José ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ETV ICP MS; Geological material; Rare earth elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949333724     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032710903491062     Document Type: Article

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