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Fifty years of plasma analysis and imaging, recollections and reflections

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA90028B, Editorial

Freddy Adams
Spectroscopic analytical methodologies are reviewed from a personal perspective, with special emphasis on plasma analytical techniques and imaging analysis.
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Challenging identifications of polymer coatings by radiofrequency pulsed glow discharge-time of flight mass spectrometry

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50075F, Paper

Claudia Gonzalez de Vega, Beatriz Fernandez, Nerea Bordel, Rosario Pereiro, Alfredo Sanz-Medel
Study of the analytical potential of RF-PGD-TOFMS for the identification of conductive polymers.
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Elemental mapping of microstructures by scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM-EDS): extraordinary advances with the silicon drift detector (SDD)

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50026H, Critical Review

Dale E. Newbury, Nicholas W. M. Ritchie
Elemental mapping at the microstructural level by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry, while widely applied in science, engineering, and technology, has been limited in performance by the throughput.
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Direct current glow discharge mass spectrometric analysis of non-conducting materials using a surface coating method

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50029B, Paper

Rong Qian, Shangjun Zhuo, Zheng Wang, Peter Kenneth Robinson
A surface coating method was developed to analyze some non-conducting materials using the pin cell of a dc-GD-MS.
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On-Line Microfluidic Device Coupled with Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry for Chromium Speciation

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50030F, Paper

Keng-Chang Hsu, Chien-Che Sun, Yong-Chien Ling, Shiuh-Jen Jiang, Yeou-Lih Huang
In this study, an on-line polyoxometalate cluster (POM)/microfluidic (MF) separation system coupled with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) detection was developed for the determination of trivalent [Cr(III)] and hexavalent...
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Solution-cathode glow discharge - optical emission spectrometry using a compact spectrograph

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50092F, Paper

Todd A. Doroski, Allison M. King, Michael P. Fritz, Michael R. Webb
A solution-cathode glow discharge is coupled to a compact spectrograph. Such a coupling results in a small, potentially portable instrument that can simultaneously detect a range of metals by optical...
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Laser Absorption Spectroscopy for xenon monitoring in the cover gas of Sodium Cooled Fast Reactors

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA00010A, Paper

Patrick Jacquet, Agnes Pailloux
Xenon is a fission product of uranium that must be monitored on line and in real time in the cover gas of sodium cooled fast neutron (SFR) reactor for safety...
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Elemental Bioimaging of Haematoxylin & Eosin-Stained Tissues by Laser Ablation ICP-MS

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50046B, Paper

Olga Reifschneider, Christoph Alexander Wehe, Kurt Diebold, Christoph Becker, Michael Sperling, Uwe Karst
Haematoxylin and Eosin are frequently used histological stains ("H & E-stains") for the visualization of tissue structures, which is particularly important for the diagnosis of various diseases including cancer. These...
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Atomic spectrometry update: review of advances in atomic spectrometry and related techniques

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28,779-800
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA90029K, Atomic Spectrometry Update

E. Hywel Evans, Matthew Horstwood, Jorge Pisonero, Clare M. M. Smith
This update reviews the research published on the techniques of atomic emission spectrometry, atomic absorption spectrometry and atomic fluorescence spectrometry in 2012.
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Improved imaging performance of a semiconductor Compton camera GREI makes for a new methodology to integrate bio-metal analysis and molecular imaging technology in living organisms

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28,934-939
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30185K, Paper

Shinji Motomura, Yousuke Kanayama, Makoto Hiromura, Tomonori Fukuchi, Takahiro Ida, Hiromitsu Haba, Yasuyoshi Watanabe, Shuichi Enomoto
Semiconductor Compton camera offers a unique methodology to untangle complicated life phenomena.
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Aerosol entrainment and a large-capacity gas exchange device (Q-GED) for laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in atmospheric pressure air

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28,831-842
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50044F, Paper

Daniel Tabersky, Kohei Nishiguchi, Keisuke Utani, Masaki Ohata, Rolf Dietiker, Mattias B. Fricker, Ivo M. de Maddalena, Joachim Koch, Detlef Gunther
An atmospheric sampling approach for the direct analysis of bulky and heterogeneous samples using LA-ICPMS is reported.
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Evaluating the use of standoff LIBS in architectural heritage: surveying the Cathedral of Malaga

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28,810-820
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50069A, Paper

I. Gaona, P. Lucena, J. Moros, F. J. Fortes, S. Guirado, J. Serrano, J. J. Laserna
Standoff LIBS applied to the analysis of a real building, the Cathedral of Malaga. Characterization of building materials and their pollution in the framework of future conservation programs.
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Neutron diffraction characterization of Japanese armour components

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28,908-915
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50031D, Paper

A. Fedrigo, F. Grazzi, A. Williams, A. Scherillo, F. Civita, M. Zoppi
In this work we present an extensive time of flight neutron diffraction (ToF-ND) study on some Japanese armour components.
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In situ ultrasound-assisted synthesis of Fe3O4 nanoparticles with simultaneous ion co-precipitation for multielemental analysis of natural waters by total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28,923-933
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50067E, Paper

Vanesa Romero, Isabel Costas-Mora, Isela Lavilla, Carlos Bendicho
In situ ultrasound-assisted synthesis of Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles with simultaneous ion co-precipitation prior total reflection X-ray fluorescence multielemental analysis is performed.
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A simple and sensitive LC-ICP-MS method for the accurate determination of vitamin B12 in fortified breakfast cereals and multivitamin tablets

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28,901-907
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30383G, Paper

Chinthalapati Siva Kesava Raju, Lee L. Yu, John E. Schiel, Stephen E. Long
A simple and sensitive HPLC-ICP-MS method was developed for the determination of vitamin B₁₂ (as cyanocobalamin) in breakfast cereals and multivitamin tablets.
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Mining complex bacteria media for all fluorinated compounds made possible by using HPLC coupled parallel to fluorine-specific and molecular specific detection

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28,877-882
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50086A, Paper

Zhiwei Qin, Andrea Raab, Eva Krupp, Hai Deng, Jorg Feldmann
Screening for fluorine traces containing species in complex media made possible by using HPLC coupled parallel to fluorine-specific and molecular specific detection.
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Quantitative analysis of CuIn1-xGaxSe2 thin films with fluctuation of operational parameters using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28,890-900
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30284A, Paper

Jung-Hwan In, Chan-Kyu Kim, Seok-Hee Lee, Hee-Sang Shim, Sungho Jeong
To enable a quantitative analysis of CuIn_1-xGa_xSe₂ thin solar cell films using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, a new method is proposed to identify the spectral line pairs whose intensity ratios are nearly irrespective of the fluctuations of operational parameters.
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Comparative oxidation state specific analysis of arsenic species by high-performance liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry and hydride generation-cryotrapping-atomic absorption spectrometry

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28,843-852
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30380B, Paper

Jenna M. Currier, R. Jesse Saunders, Lan Ding, Wanda Bodnar, Peter Cable, Tomas Matousek, John T. Creed, Miroslav Styblo
HPLC-based techniques can underestimate the concentrations of methylated trivalent arsenicals in biological samples. The control of arsenic species recovery is essential to avoid artifacts.
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Ultratrace arsenic determination through hydride trapping on oxidized multiwall carbon nanotubes coupled to electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28,916-922
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30385C, Paper

Ariel Maratta, Mariano Acosta, Luis D. Martinez, Pablo H. Pacheco, Raul A. Gil
Schematic diagram of the simple manifold employed for As hydride trapping on oxidized multiwall carbon nanotubes with analytical purposes.
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Precise determination of [small delta]88/86Sr in natural samples by double-spike MC-ICP-MS and its TIMS verification

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28,940-944
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50039J, Technical Note

Netta Shalev, Irena Segal, Boaz Lazar, Ittai Gavrieli, Jan Fietzke, Anton Eisenhauer, Ludwik Halicz
A novel method, based on double-spike (DS), to determine ⁸⁸Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios in natural samples using MC-ICP-MS is presented. This method is verified and examined against the DS-TIMS method and the standard-sample-bracketing (SSB)-MC-ICP-MS method.
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A new analytical bias correction for in situ Sr isotope analysis of plagioclase crystals using laser-ablation multiple-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28,945-957
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30329B, Technical Note

Jun-Ichi Kimura, Toshiro Takahashi, Qing Chang
Improved baseline correction of Sr isotopes enabling the accurate analysis of ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios in plagioclase crystals by LA-MC-ICP-MS.
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Trace element analysis of human urine collected after administration of Gd-based MRI contrast agents: characterizing spectral interferences using inorganic mass spectrometry

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28,821-830
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30331D, Paper

Amy J. Steuerwald, Patrick J. Parsons, John G. Arnason, Zhen Chen, C. Matthew Peterson, Germaine M. Buck Louis
Gd-based interferences on Se and Pt in human urine were observed for all isotopes, and were characterized by SF-ICP-MS.
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Isotope ratio determination of objects in the field by portable laser ablation sampling and subsequent multicollector ICPMS

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28,801-809
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30379A, Paper

Reto Glaus, Ladina Dorta, Zhiguo Zhang, Qinglin Ma, Heinz Berke, Detlef Gunther
A portable laser ablation sampling strategy for accurate and precise isotope ratio determination and its application for provenancing of ancient Chinese ceramics are presented.
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Development of an automatic pH-adjustment system for solid phase extraction prior to the determination of REEs in seawater by ICP-MS

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28,883-889
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30312H, Paper

Yanbei Zhu, Akiharu Hioki, Koichi Chiba
Contactless monitoring of the pH was carried out by measuring the intensity of transmitted light at 550 nm that passed through a sample solution with methyl red as a pH-indicator. Accurate adjustment of the pH condition was performed by adding an aqueous ammonia solution into the sample using a MicroMist nebuliser.
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Platinum stable isotope ratio measurements by double-spike multiple collector ICPMS

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28,853-865
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50022E, Paper

John Creech, Joel Baker, Monica Handler, Martin Schiller, Martin Bizzarro
A new stable isotope tool with a range of potential applications.
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Total evaporation method for uranium isotope-amount ratio measurements

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28,866-876
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30321C, Paper

K. J. Mathew, G. O'Connor, A. Hasozbek, M. Kraiem
Uranium isotopic measurements on two TIMS instruments using total evaporation technique are compared using well characterized CRMs. The dependence of the mass fractionation on the amount of sample is investigated.
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Evaluation of sample preparation procedures and krypton as interference standard probe for arsenic speciation by HPLC-ICP-QMS

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50099C, Paper

Clarice Dias Britto do Amaral, Amalia G.G. Dionisio, Mirian C. Santos, George L Donati, Joaquim A Nobrega, Ana Rita Araujo Nogueira
Different conditions of extraction using water, methanol/water mixture and nitric acid solutions were evaluated for speciation of As(III), As(V), DMA and MMA in plant samples that previously received As(V) after...
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Reassessment of relative oxide formation rates and molecular interferences on in-situ Lutetium-Hafnium analysis with Laser Ablation MC-ICP-MS

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50090J, Paper

Justin Luke Payne, Norman Pearson, Kevin Grant, Galen Pippa Halverson
A series of Hf and rare earth element (REE) solutions and glass beads have been produced in order to assess the influence of isobaric and molecular interferences on LA-MC-ICP-MS analysis...
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Ionic liquid-based magnetic solid phase extraction coupled with inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry for the determination of Cu, Cd, and Zn in biological samples

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50108F, Paper

Bin Hu, Chao Cui, Beibei Chen, Man He
Ionic liquid of methyltrioctylammonium chloride modified magnetic nanoparticles were prepared, and a new method of magnetic solid phase extraction combined with inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry was established for the...
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Ultra-fast Elemental Mapping of Materials Combinatorial Libraries and High-throughput Screening Samples via Pulsed Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectroscopy

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50060H, Paper

Gerardo Gamez, Gaurav Mohanty, Michler Johann
Combinatorial and high-throughput techniques have become well-established in materials science to aid in the accelerated discovery of novel functional materials. Thin film composition spreads are frequently used for this purpose...
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XAS study of Mn, Fe and Cu as indicators of historical glass decay

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30374H, Paper

Manuel Abuin, Aida Serrano, Jesus Chaboy, Miguel-Aanguel Garcia, Noemi Carmona
We present here an study of historic glass decay by means of X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). Transition metal cations incorporated in the glass as choromophores exhibit modifications of their oxidising...
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Profiling the trace metal composition of wine as a function of storage temperature and packaging type

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50098E, Technical Note

Helene Hopfer, Jenny Nelson, Alyson E. Mitchell, Hildegarde Heymann, Susan E. Ebeler
The effect of wine packaging and storage temperature on the elemental profile of a commercial Cabernet Sauvignon wine was studied using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS).
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LA-ICPMS elemental imaging of complex discontinuous carbonates: An example using large benthic foraminifera

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50053E, Technical Note

David Evans, Wolfgang Muller
LA-ICPMS elemental imaging of complex discontinuous carbonates: An example using large benthic foraminifera.
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Isotope ratio mapping by means of laser ablation - single collector - ICP- mass spectrometry: Zn tracer studies in thin sections of Daphnia magna.

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50087J, Paper

Maria del Rosario Florez, Maite Aramendia, Martin Resano, Ana Cristina Lapena, Lieve Balcaen, Frank Vanhaecke
In this paper, the possibilities of LA - single collector - ICP - mass spectrometry for obtaining isotope ratio images of thin sections of Daphnia magna specimens exposed to isotopically...
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Coal Property Analysis Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50097G, Paper

Tingbi Yuan, Zhe Wang, Siu Lung Lui, Yangting Fu, Zheng Li, Jianmin Liu, Weidou Ni
Abstract: Fast or online coal property analysis would greatly improve coal pricing reliability and combustion optimization for power generation, especially in China. A non-linearized multivariate dominant factor based partial least...
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Comparison of the performance of direct current atmospheric pressure glow microdischarges operated between a small sized flowing liquid cathode and miniature argon or helium flow microjets

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50062D, Paper

Krzysztof Greda, Piotr Jamroz, Pawel Pohl
Low power direct current atmospheric glow microdischarges were sustained between miniature Ar or He flow nozzle microjets and a small-sized flowing liquid cathode as new excitation microsources for optical emission...
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Evaluation of micro-Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry for the Analysis of Plant Materials

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50084E, Paper

Francisco Jose Krug, Marcelo Guerra, Carlos Ernesto Goncalves Reynaud Schaefer, Gabriel Gustinelli Carvalho, Paulino Florencio Souza, Dario Santos Jr, Lidiane Cristina Nunes
An analytical procedure relying on micro-energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry ([small micro]-EDX) was evaluated for the quantitative determination of macro-, micronutrients and beneficial elements in pressed pellets of plant materials. For...
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Pharmacopeial requirements for elemental impurities: A novel approach in the trace determination of Osmium by oxidative pressure vessel sample digestion and measurement using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) after complexation and stabilisation

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50040C, Technical Note

Cornel Venzago, Maximilian Popp, Jessica Kovac, Andrea Kunkel
A novel approach for post digestion stabilisation of Osmium was developed and evaluated as a proof of concept during this study. Regulatory requirements for the testing of Os contents in...
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