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In situ Nd isotope analyses in geological materials with signal enhancement and non-linear mass dependent fractionation reduction using laser ablation MC-ICP-MS

Lei Xu, Zhaochu Hu, Wen Zhang, Lu Yang, Yongsheng Liu, Shan Gao, Tao Luo, Shenghong Hu

Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry · 2014 · 113 citations · 57 references

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Abstract

Combining high-efficiency cones with the addition of nitrogen in laser ablation MC-ICP-MS not only enhances the sensitivity and mass bias stability, but also suppresses the non-linear mass fractionation for Nd isotope analyses.

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