Isoclock: a free and novel routine for common Pb correction in U–Th–Pb data reduction of LA-ICP-MS analysis
Guoqi Liu, Kui-Dong Zhao, Thomas Ulrich, Wei Chen, Di Zhang, Qian Li, He-Dong Zhao, Rongqing Zhang, Fei Xia
Abstract
New software, Isoclock, focuses on deducing common Pb from reference materials or samples. A novel common Pb correction method has been introduced into the program to process data from hydrothermal/accessory mineral LA-ICP-MS U–Th–Pb dating.
Topics & Concepts
Reduction (mathematics)Data reductionInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometryAnalytical Chemistry (journal)ChemistryEnvironmental chemistryMathematicsComputer scienceChromatographyData miningMass spectrometryGeometryRadioactive element chemistry and processingGeochemistry and Geologic MappingAnalytical chemistry methods development