Long-Term Observations of Isotope Ratio Accuracy and Reproducibility Using Quadrupole ICP-MS

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-174

  Ulrich, Thomas ^a   Kamber, Balz S ^a   Woodhead, Jon D ^b   Spencer, Lizzy A ^c  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Interference correction; Isotope ratio; Pb isotopes; Quadrupole ICP MS

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY TEST; ACCURATE MASS; DATA SETS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; GRANITOIDS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH PRECISION; INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE; INTERFERENCE CORRECTION; INTERNAL STANDARDS; ISOBARIC INTERFERENCES; ISOTOPE RATIO; ISOTOPICALLY ENRICHED; LI ISOTOPES; MC-ICP-MS; OXIDE FORMATION; PB ISOTOPES; QUADRUPOLES; REFERENCE MATERIAL; REPRODUCIBILITIES; TIME-PERIODS; TRACE ELEMENT DETERMINATION;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; BARIUM; GADOLINIUM; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETERS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZIRCONIUM;

ISOTOPES;

EID: 77956251382     PISSN: 16394488     EISSN: 1751908X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2010.00046.x     Document Type: Article

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