Evaluation of infrared femtosecond laser ablation for the analysis of geomaterials by ICP-MS

• Published in: Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 702 - 710
• Main Authors: Freydier, R., Candaudap, F., Poitrasson, F., Arbouet, A., Chatel, B., Dupré, B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 01.01.2008
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Femtosecond; Infrared; Infrared radiation; Lead (metal); Mathematical analysis; Pulse duration; Reproducibility; Sciences of the Universe; Wavelengths; U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY; TRACE-ELEMENT; PLASMA-MASS-SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ISOTOPE RATIO DETERMINATION; ELEMENTAL FRACTIONATION; TH-PB; MATRIX-MATCHED CALIBRATION; NANOSECOND; PULSES

The capabilities of an infrared (IR) Ti:sapphire femtosecond laser ([approximate]800 nm) to ablate and analyze geomaterials such as monazite, zircon and synthetic glass reference materials is evaluated, with emphasis on U/Pb ratio determinations useful for dating accessory minerals in rocks. We part...