Analysis and discrimination of soldering tin samples by collinear multi-pulse laser induced breakdown spectrometry, supported by inductively coupled plasma optical emission and mass spectrometry

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 107, Issue , 2013, Pages 17-24

  Galbács, Gábor ^a   Jedlinszki, Nikoletta ^a   Metzinger, Anikó ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

ICP AES; ICP MS; LIBS; Sn and Pb analysis; Solder; Trace contaminants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872176454     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2012.04.010     Document Type: Article

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