Elemental analysis of soils using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) with multivariate discrimination: Tape mounting as an alternative to pellets for small forensic transfer specimens

Applied Spectroscopy

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 963-974

  Jantzi, Sarah C ^a   Almirall, Jose R ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elemental analysis; Forensic; LA ICP MS; Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; LIBS; Multivariate; Soil; Tape

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ADHESIVES; AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEPOSITION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LASER ABLATION; LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; LOCATION; MASS SPECTROMETERS; PELLETIZING; SOILS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TAPES;

FORENSIC; LA-ICP-MS; LASER ABLATION INDUCTIVELY-COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRIES; LIBS; MULTIVARIATE;

MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84928404279     PISSN: 00037028     EISSN: 19433530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1366/13-07351     Document Type: Conference Paper

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