In Situ Determination of Au and Cu in Natural Pyrite by Near-Infrared Femtosecond Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry: No Evidence for Matrix Effects

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 315-324

  Velásquez, German ^a,b   Borisova, Anastassia Y ^b,c   Salvi, Stefano ^b   Béziat, Didier ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Au; Cu; LA ICP MS; Matrix effects; Near infrared femtosecond laser; Reference materials; Silicates; Sulfides

Indexed keywords

LA-ICP-MS; MATRIX EFFECTS; NEAR INFRARED; REFERENCE MATERIAL; SULFIDES;

COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; GOLD; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INFRARED DEVICES; IRON ORES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SILICATES;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84865724563     PISSN: 16394488     EISSN: 1751908X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2012.00152.x     Document Type: Article

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