U-Pb dating of zircon by laser ablation ICP-MS: Recent improvements and new insights

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-21

  Kooijman, Ellen ^a,b   Berndt, Jasper ^a   Mezger, Klaus ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Geochronology; LA ICP MS; Laser ablation; U Pb; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; BINARY ALLOYS; EXCIMER LASERS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LASER ABLATION; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETERS; SILICATE MINERALS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; ZIRCON;

ARF EXCIMER LASER; AUTOMATED ANALYSIS; ELEMENTAL FRACTIONATION; INTERCEPT METHODS; ISOBARIC INTERFERENCES; LA-ICP-MS; LASER-ABLATION-ICP-MS; OPTIMAL EFFICIENCY;

LEAD ALLOYS;

ABLATION; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOMOGENEITY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIOCENE; PRECISION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

EID: 84857550716     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2012/0024-2170     Document Type: Article

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