Laser ionization mass spectrometry at 55: Quo Vadis?

VA Azov, L Mueller, AA Makarov - Mass Spectrometry Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Laser ionization mass spectrometry (LIMS) was one of the first practical methods developed
for in situ analysis of the surfaces of solid samples. This review will encompass several …

Perspective on advances in laser-based high-resolution mass spectrometry imaging

T Wang, X Cheng, H Xu, Y Meng, Z Yin, X Li… - Analytical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) has become a powerful tool in diverse fields, such as
chemistry, physics, materials, and life science. Although such research is getting more …

[HTML][HTML] Tabletop beams for short wavelength spectrochemistry

D Bleiner - Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 2021 - Elsevier
Spectrochemistry is the instrumental analysis of substances with light pulses. High
brightness beams such as lasers, capillary discharges, etc. have dramatically contributed to …

Isotopic heterogeneity imaged in a uranium fuel pellet with extreme ultraviolet laser ablation and ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry

LA Rush, JB Cliff, DD Reilly, AM Duffin… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We use extreme ultraviolet laser ablation and ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry
(EUV TOF) to map uranium isotopic heterogeneity at the nanoscale (≤ 100 nm). Using low …

Depth-profiling microanalysis of CoNCN water-oxidation catalyst using a λ= 46.9 nm plasma laser for nano-ionization mass spectrometry

R Müller, I Kuznetsov, Y Arbelo, M Trottmann… - Analytical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Nanoscale depth profiling analysis of a CoNCN-coated electrode for water oxidation
catalysis was carried out using table-top extreme ultraviolet (XUV) laser ablation time-of …

The LMS-GT instrument–a new perspective for quantification with the LIMS-TOF measurement technique

R Wiesendanger, V Grimaudo, M Tulej… - Journal of analytical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In this contribution we present the design and first measurement results obtained with a new
high-performance laser ablation and ionisation (LIMS) mass spectrometer for solid sample …

Measuring Pb, Th, and U inter-element ratios in geological materials using extreme ultraviolet laser ablation and ionization mass spectrometry

LA Rush, AM Duffin, CS Menoni - Journal of Analytical Atomic …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Extreme ultraviolet laser ablation and ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (EUV TOF),
using a laser that operates at a wavelength of 46.9 nm (26.4 eV photon energy), is a …

Focusing and wavefront splitting of an extreme ultraviolet laser with a tubular optical element

H Cui, Z Wang, S Wu, H An, J Wang, Y Zhao - Photonics, 2023 - mdpi.com
A capillary discharge extreme ultraviolet laser is focused and wavefront split at 46.9 nm by a
tubular optical element. The reflectivity at 46.9 nm is both simulated and measured to be …

Soft X-ray laser ablation for nano-scale chemical map** microanalysis

D Bleiner, L Juha, D Qu - Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Laser-assisted microanalysis offers the advantage of determining the spatially resolved
compositions in 3D. Scanning a material with a sequence of sampling laser pulses and …

Perceptual image quality metrics concept in continuous scanning 2D laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry bioimaging

JT van Elteren, M Šala, VS Šelih - Analytical Chemistry, 2018 - ACS Publications
This work focuses on the structural similarity (SSIM) index as a tool for optimization of the
perceived visual image quality obtainable by continuous scanning 2D LA-ICPMS …