Determination of isotope ratios of metals (and metalloids) by means of inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry for provenancing purposes - A review

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 65, Issue 9-10, 2010, Pages 769-786

  Balcaen, L ^a   Moens, L ^a   Vanhaecke, F ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP MS); Isotope ratio; Multi collector; Provenancing

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION FIELDS; GAS SOURCES; HIGH-IONIZATION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETER; ISOTOPE RATIO; ISOTOPE RATIO MASS SPECTROMETRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC VARIATIONS; LIGHT ELEMENTS; MC-ICP-MS; MULTI-COLLECTOR; PROVENANCING; RESEARCH FIELDS; THERMAL IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY;

COMPETITION; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; IONIZATION OF GASES; ISOTOPES; LEAD; PARTICLE DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS; SPECTROMETRY; STRONTIUM; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS;

MASS SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 77957166455     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2010.06.005     Document Type: Review

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