Analytical figures of merit of a low-dispersion aerosol transport system for high-throughput LA-ICP-MS analysis
Thibaut Van Acker, Stijn J. M. Van Malderen, Tom Van Helden, Ciprian Stremtan, Martin Šala, Johannes T. van Elteren, Frank Vanhaecke
Abstract
This work reports on the analytical performance of a LA-ICP-MS low-dispersion aerosol transport system coupled to a two-volume ablation cell and a low-dispersion ablation cell housed in a LA-unit equipped with a nanosecond 1 kHz lasing system.
Topics & Concepts
AerosolDispersion (optics)Figure of meritAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Materials scienceAblationVolume (thermodynamics)ChemistryOpticsOptoelectronicsPhysicsMeteorologyChromatographyThermodynamicsEngineeringAerospace engineeringAnalytical chemistry methods developmentMass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols