GGR Critical Review of Analytical Developments in 2003 |
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Authors: | Janet M Hergt L Paul Bédard Etienne Deloule Kathryn L Linge Paul J Sylvester Michael Wiedenbeck Jon D Woodhead |
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Institution: | School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia;Sciences de la Terre, Universitédu Québec àChicoutimi, Chicoutimi (Qc) G7H 5Z1, Canada;CRPG-CNRS, BP 20, 15 rue Notre-Dame des Pauvres, 54501 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France;NERC ICP Facility, Centre for Earth and Environmental Sciences Research, School of Earth Sciences and Geography, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2EE, UK;Department of Earth Sciences and INCO Innovation Centre, Memorial University, St John's NL A1B 3X5, Canada;GeoForschungsZentrum, Telegrafenberg, D14473 Potsdam, Germany |
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Abstract: | The articles that comprise this critical review serve to draw attention to research papers published in specific fields of interest during 2003, provide critical comment on the relevance and importance of individual publications in these fields, and offer an overview of the comparative importance of advances in particular areas. In this way, these articles aim to assist experts in the field by keeping them informed of relevant recent publications, as well as providing an important resource for students or early career researchers who are embarking on studies in an area new to them. This year, five papers provide summaries of developments in bulk sample determinations employing (1) ICP-AES and ICP-MS (trace elements), (2) XRF and atomic absorption spectrometry and INAA, (3) isotope ratio measurements (TIMS, MC-ICP-MS, ICP-MS, ToF), as well as in situ measurements conducted using (4) secondary ion mass spectrometry and (5) laser ablation ICP-MS (trace element and isotope ratio determinations). |
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Keywords: | review analytical techniques ICP-AES ICP-MS TIMS in situ SIMS laser ablation INAA AAS XRF trace elements isotope ratios |
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