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Solids sampling using double-pulse laser ablation inductivelycoupled plasma mass spectrometry

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/861019· OSTI ID:861019

This paper describes the use of double-pulse laser ablation to improve ICP-MS internal precision (temporal relative standard deviation, %TRSD). Double pulse laser ablation offers reduced fractionation, increased sensitivity, and improved signal to noise ratios. The first pulse is used to ablate a large quantity of mass from the sample surface. The second pulse is applied with a variable time delay after the first pulse to break the ablated mass into a finer aerosol, which is more readily transported to and digested in the ICP-MS.

Research Organization:
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley NationalLaboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Director. Office of Science. Office of Basic EnergySciences
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
861019
Report Number(s):
LBNL--56153; BnR: KC0302020
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English