scholarly journals LA-ICP-MS analysis of fluid inclusions: contamination effects challenging micro-analysis of elements close to their detection limit

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 1052-1063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katerina Schlöglova ◽  
Markus Wälle ◽  
Christoph A. Heinrich
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Fluid Inclusions ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Analytical Procedure ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Natural Minerals ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Reliable Quantification ◽  
Micro Analysis

This paper presents a practical guide to an optimized analytical procedure for the reliable quantification of trace element concentrations in fluid inclusions hosted by natural minerals, using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS).

scholarly journals Quantification of major and trace elements in fluid inclusions and gas bubbles by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) with no internal standard: a new method

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-314
Author(s):  
Anastassia Y. Borisova ◽  
Stefano Salvi ◽  
German Velasquez ◽  
Guillaume Estrade ◽  
Aurelia Colin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Trace Elements ◽  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Fluid Inclusions ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Gas Bubbles ◽  
Host Mineral ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry

Abstract. Recent advances in laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) open new perspectives for quantification of trace metals and metalloids in mineral-hosted fluid inclusions and glass-hosted gas bubbles. This work is devoted to a new method applied to quantify element concentrations (at parts-per-million and weight percent levels) in natural and synthetic fluid inclusions and gas bubbles by using only an external calibrator in cases where internal standardization is unavailable. For example, this method can be applied to calculate element (metal and metalloid) concentrations in carbonic (C–O–H) fluid inclusions and bubbles. The method is devoted to measuring incompatible (with the host mineral and glass) trace elements originally dissolved into the trapped fluid. The method requires precise estimation of the fluid density, the inclusion/bubble volume or average radius, and measurement of the laser ablation crater radius by independent microanalytical techniques as well as accurate data on the concentration of major/minor elements compatible with the host mineral (or host glass). This method, applicable for analyses of hydrous carbonic fluid inclusions and gas bubbles hosted in silicate minerals and glasses, relies on the absence of a matrix effect between fluid, host mineral and daughter phases (silicate, oxide or sulfide) and the external calibrator (e.g., reference silicate glasses) during the LA-ICP-MS analysis, an assumption validated by the use of femtosecond lasers.

scholarly journals The individual analysis of fluid inclusions in minerals using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS): an evaluation

2001 ◽  
Vol 3 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 215-230
Author(s):  
Wouter HEIJLEN ◽  
Philippe MUCHEZ
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Fluid Inclusions ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Internal Standard ◽  
Natural Quartz ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Ms Analysis ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry

During the last decade, the possible application of laser ablation inductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) as a quantitative technique for the analysis of individual fluid inclusions has been intensely studied. The quantitative ability of this technique is, however, complicated by several fractionation processes that operate during ablation, transport and analysis in the ICP-MS. In the present study, a number of these fractionation effects were studied and the quantitative ability of LA-ICP-MS analysis of fluid inclusions in natural quartz is evaluated. Using NIST SRM 612 and 614 as reference materials, it is shown that the fractionation during transport is minimised when the sample cell is flushed with He, in contrast with the set-up where Ar is used. Calcium has been successfully applied as an internal standard to calibrate the REE in NIST-glasses. The use of Ca to calibrate other lithophile and chalcophile elements, such as K, Zn, Cu and Pb, can however be questioned. It is shown that the technique is capable of semi-quantitatively characterising different fluid inclusion populations in natural quartz, which demonstrates its importance as a tool for palaeofluidflow modelling. However, during LA-ICP-MS analysis of fluid inclusions in natural quartz, elements are reprecipitated in a glassy phase, as shown by SEM-EDX analysis of the sample surface after ablation. This process could result in a fractionation and may account for the poor precision of the analysis.

Single Particle Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry: Investigating Nonlinear Response Observed in Pulse Counting Mode and Extending the Linear Dynamic Range by Compensating for Dead Time Related Count Losses on a Microsecond Timescale

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingo Strenge ◽  
Carsten Engelhard
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Nonlinear Response ◽  
Dynamic Range ◽  
Dead Time ◽  
Inorganic Nanoparticles ◽  
Linear Dynamic Range ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry

<p>The article demonstrates the importance of using a suitable approach to compensate for dead time relate count losses (a certain measurement artefact) whenever short, but potentially strong transient signals are to be analysed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Findings strongly support the theory that inadequate time resolution, and therefore insufficient compensation for these count losses, is one of the main reasons for size underestimation observed when analysing inorganic nanoparticles using ICP-MS, a topic still controversially discussed.</p>

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