Themed collection JAAS Recent Open Access Articles

The use of elemental analyses and isotope techniques for cement provenancing are reviewed. Based on the currently available data and approaches from related fields, future perspectives and a combined approach for cement provenancing are outlined.

There is a mutually supportive relationship between materials science (nanoparticles) and analytical laser/plasma spectroscopy.

An open platform for sample preparation under turbulent flow conditions with stationary phase renewal and smart control.

The study demonstrates a new method to quantify Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) images by using a synergetic combination of Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and SIMS.

The combination of optimally adapted polycapillary lenses and highly brilliant liquid metal jet sources leads to significant enhancement in the sensitivity for transition metals using laboratory μXRF.

Here we describe the first study of a nitrogen based inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry system in conjunction with laser ablation (LA-(N₂-ICP)-MS).

This paper presents U, Pb isotopic data of synthetic EARTHTIME solutions and natural reference materials together with suggestions how to ensure long-term intra- and inter-laboratory reproducibility of high-precision TIMS U–Pb geochronology.

Here we present a method for in situ determination of stable antimony (Sb) isotope compositions by ultraviolet (UV)-femtosecond-laser-ablation-multi-collector-ICP-MS (fs-LA-MC-ICP-MS).

In this study we combined μXRF and LA-ICP-MS on the very same human femoral head sample. Obtained spatial elemental distributions within bone and cartilage tissues are accompanied by absolute quantitative data.

Incorporating as little as 5–10% DMC under standard conditions facilitates the elution and detection of species at low levels that may not be detectable under the “organic ICPMS mode”.

Nowadays, laser-based techniques play a significant role in medicine, mainly in the ophthalmology, dermatology, and surgical fields.

This paper highlights the capabilities of a novel tribrid mass spectrometer for rapid, in situ geological age determinations of typical crustal rocks and single, K-feldspars.

The determination of the two isomers of amavadin and other V species in Amanita muscaria with HPLC-ICPMS.

Theoretical and analytical methods for ²³⁸U–²⁰⁶Pb dating of U-series disequilibrium zircons by secondary ion mass spectrometry are developed. U–Pb dates improve age precision 3 times better than U–Th dating for zircon >150 ka.

LIBS analysis is efficient in the classification of mineral grains and the prospecting of Be and Li in granitoid rocks.

Material ablation driven by focused laser pulses is an important aspect of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). Schematics of the studied measuring object as model artefact for non-representative surface layers.

Micro-manipulated uranium micrometer-sized particles under optical microscope, measured at picogram level by two mass spectrometric techniques.

Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) data from diamond like carbon (DLC) often give inaccurate, imprecise results when methods tailored for silicon are applied. This work is a guide to accurate and precise results from future SIMS analyses of DLC.

Improved detection efficiency and microdroplet sample introduction in single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry allow for accurate sizing and counting of nanoparticles in suspension at the single digit nm scale.

Prompt-gamma activation analysis (PGAA) has been extended and validated to measure large and irregularly shaped samples. The detailed sample geometry was implemented in the MCNP-model of the setup and accurate matrix-effect corrections were obtained.

The manganese deposition of an aged anode has been investigated with K-edge and L-edge NEXAFS to determine the manganese species. In addition, the absolute amount of manganese could be revealed with reference-free X-ray fluorescence analysis.

The preconcentration of Hg through MDSPE and cold vapor (CV) resulted in an excellent LOD.

A concept of “first measure, then determine” which elements are of interest is introduced for multi-element analysis using LA-ICP-TOF-MS. Geochemical data visualization using t-SNE is advantageous over PCA for determining the provenances of emerald.