Inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry of solid samples by laser ablation

Laser assisted plasma spectrochemistry: laser ablation

“…There was a tremendous body of literature on laser ablation using other excitation sources before ICP-MS. High-voltage sparks, 11 microwave plasmas, 12 direct current plasmas, 13 graphite furnaces 14 and ICP-AES have been used as excitation sources with laser ablation. [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] Today, the two prevalent laser ablation technologies for solid sampling are inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) and laser-induced breakdown spectrometry (LIBS). For both these technologies, a focused laser beam converts a tiny portion of a solid sample into a vaporphase aerosol.…”

Atomic Spectrometric Techniques for the Analysis of Clinical Samples

“…Nowadays, however, the use of the laser ablation (LA) technique is more advanced [21,22]. In this system, a high-power laser (normally a Nd-YAG type) is directed onto the surface of a solid sample.…”

Studies on the Fundamental Characteristics of Laser Ablation/Low-Pressure Inductively Coupled Plasma

“…Even though the LA method offers simple sample preparation and fast analysis capabilities, it is difficult to achieve quantitative results with the LA method owing to poor reproducibility. In addition to mass spectrometry, the LA technique has been combined with atomic absorption (AA) (1), microwave-induced plasma atomic emission spectrometry (MIP-AES) (2), inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) (3), and ICP mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) (4).…”