Comparison of Ultraviolet Laser Ablation and Spark Ablation of Metals and Alloys for Analysis by Axially Viewed Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry

Effect of surface topography in the characterization of stainless steel using laser-induced breakdown spectrometry

“…2 Nowadays, spark ablation optical emission spectrometry 3,4 and x-ray fluorescence spectrometry 5,6 are the most extensively used techniques for real-time monitoring of steel production. The determination of major, minor and trace elements in stainless steel is also accomplished using a combination of analytical techniques, including inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry 7,8 and atomic absorption spectrometry. 9 Other techniques, such as glow discharge mass spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, also have been used.…”

Analysis of high-purity solids by atomic emission spectroscopy and mass spectrometry with atom excitation and ionisation in inductively coupled plasma

“…32 Both laser and spark ablation are used in combination with the ICP-AES. By the examples of ICP atomic emission analysis of a series of metals and alloys, 33 it was shown that the detection limits of analytes with the use of spark and laser ablation are comparable and have values of 10 76 % ± 10 74 %. These limits depend on the matrix and the nature of the element under study.…”

Depth profiling of nanometer thin layers by pulsed micro-discharge with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

“…However, the application to thin layer analysis is particularly rare even though SA-ICPAES is commercially available. Conventional spark ablation, which is conducted between a rod electrode and a conductive sample separated by several millimeters, randomly wanders over the sample surface; a large spot diameter of several millimeters is unavoidable [13]. The arc is so intense that severe melting and the evaporation of the electrode material occur, resulting in uncontrollable damage to the sample surface.…”