Matrix effects in the analysis of Mg and Si isotope ratios in natural and synthetic glasses by laser ablation-multicollector ICPMS: A comparison of single- and double-focusing mass spectrometers

Chemical Geology

Volumn 281, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 26-40

  Janney, P E ^a,b   Richter, F M ^c   Mendybaev, R A ^c   Wadhwa, M ^a,b   Georg, R B ^d   Watson, E B ^e   Hines, R R ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

LA ICPMS; Laser ablation; Mass spectrometry; MC ICPMS; Mg isotopes; Si isotopes

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE-FOCUSING MASS SPECTROMETER; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; ISOTOPIC MEASUREMENT; LA-ICPMS; LASER-ABLATION INDUCTIVELY-COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATRIX EFFECTS; MATRIX ELEMENTS; MC-ICP-MS; MG ISOTOPES; MULTICOLLECTOR ICP-MS; NATURAL GLASS; NEPTUNE; NON-LINEAR; SCATTERING PROCESS; SI ISOTOPES; SYNTHETIC GLASS; SYNTHETIC SILICATES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; EXCIMER LASERS; FOCUSING; GAS LASERS; GLASS; GLASS LASERS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; ISOTOPES; LASER ABLATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; SILICATES; SILICON; SPECTROMETRY;

MASS SPECTROMETERS;

GLASS; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MAGNESIUM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SILICATE; SILICON;

EID: 78751566548     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.11.026     Document Type: Article

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