Measurement of small ion beams by thermal ionisation mass spectrometry using new 1013Ohm resistors

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 819, Issue , 2014, Pages 49-55

  Koornneef, J M ^a   Bouman, C ^b   Schwieters, J B ^b   Davies, G R ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neodymium isotopes; Strontium isotopes; Sub nanogram sample analysis; Themal ionisation mass spectrometry; TRITON Plus

Indexed keywords

ION BEAMS; IONS; ISOTOPES; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEODYMIUM; RADIATION COUNTERS; STANDARDS; STRONTIUM;

ACCURACY OF ANALYSIS; CALIBRATION PROCEDURE; MULTIPLE ION COUNTING; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPES; RELATIVE STANDARD DEVIATIONS; SAMPLE ANALYSIS; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; TRITON PLUS;

RESISTORS;

ACCURACY; AMPLIFIER; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FRACTIONATION; IONIZATION; JOHNSON NYQUIST NOISE EQUATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; REPRODUCIBILITY; THERMAL IONISATION MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84896041576     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: 18734324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2014.02.007     Document Type: Article

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