Laser ablation isotope ratio mass spectrometry for enhanced sensitivity and spatial resolution in stable isotope analysis

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1282-1290

  Moran, James J ^a   Newburn, Matt K ^a   Alexander, M Lizabeth ^a   Sams, Robert L ^a   Kelly, James F ^a   Kreuzer, Helen W ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON; COMBUSTION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; ISOTOPES; LASER ABLATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE ANALYSIS;

BIOLOGICAL REACTION; BIOLOGICAL SOURCES; CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; ENHANCED SENSITIVITY; ISOTOPE-RATIO MASS SPECTROMETRY; LASERS ABLATIONS; PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL REACTION; SOLID SAMPLES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STABLE-ISOTOPE ANALYSIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 79954445628     PISSN: 09514198     EISSN: 10970231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4985     Document Type: Article

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