Operation and application of a laser mass analyser (LASMA) for multielement analysis

Authors
Woll, DM Wahl, M Oechsner, H
Citation
Dm. Woll et al., Operation and application of a laser mass analyser (LASMA) for multielement analysis, FRESEN J AN, 365(1-3), 1999, pp. 70-75
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences
Journal title
FRESENIUS JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
09370633 → ACNP
Volume
365
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
70 - 75
Database
ISI
SICI code
0937-0633(199909/10)365:1-3<70:OAAOAL>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The design and the operation of the LASMA instrument combining laser ablati on with time-of-flight mass analysis is briefly described. The application to the analysis of multielement metal samples and non-conducting powder mix tures of known composition reveals the LASMA technique to be a semi-quantit ative method for elemental bulk analysis with a detection limit around 50 m u g/g in a mass range up to 250 amu.