LA-ICPMS
The Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICPMS) Lab has as its centerpiece a Thermoelectron Element2 mass spectrometer, a high resolution instrument capable of trace element analyses down to the sub-ppb level. Samples in solution are introduced either through a spray chamber or an Apex desolvating nebulizer. The lab also has a New Wave UP-213 laser ablation system for solid samples. The sample preparation lab is equipped for whole-rock digestions and column separations using ion exchange resins. We are also capable of handling organic samples. The ICPMS lab does trace element analysis for the Dept. of Geosciences as well as outside users. We have done analyses of whole rock, sediments, water, proteins, glass, paint, and acheological artifacts. We can do any of the standard analysis procedures (isotope dilution, standard addition, external standard, semiquantitative), depending on the needs of the user. Located in 613 Kell Hall.
