Laser Ablation Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICPMS)

Laser Ablation Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICPMS)

MANUFACTURER Agilent
MODEL 8900 Triple Quadrupole

General description:

Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) is a in situ powerful analytical technnology enabling a highly sensitive (at <1 ppm concentration) elemental and isotopic analysis, in various minerals and materials as long as the interaction between the laser and the materials provides efficient ablation and aerosol production.

Applications:

The instrument is optimized to provide accurate and precise analysis of trace elements in sulfides, silicates, and oxides as well as sulfur isotope analysis (δ34S) in pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and arsenopyrite.

LA-ICP-MS can be used for the analysis of a very broad range of materials including non-geologic materials from material, engineering and life sciences.

Characteristics :

The solid material is sampled by ablating a spot (2–100 µm) at a particular location or by ablating a line raster across the sample surface. The benefits of a triple quadrupole ICP-MS is that it eliminates mass interferences sometimes present in single quadrupole ICPMS.
The LA-ICP-MS allows analysis of solids, powders and thin sections without complex preparation.

To use this equipment

The equipment available is accessible to the academic and industrial research community.

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