飞秒激光剥蚀电感耦合等离子体质谱在地球科学中的应用进展

激光剥蚀电感耦合等离子体质谱(LA-ICP-MS)是原位微区元素含量和同位素比值分析测试的主流技术, 已被广泛应用于地球科学等相关领域。飞秒激光剥蚀系统由于其极短的激光脉宽大大降低甚至消除了传统纳秒激光剥蚀产生的热效应导致的元素分馏问题,在非基体匹配分析等方面显示出巨大发展潜力,已成为当前LA-ICP-MS技术的一个新的发展趋势和研究热点。介绍了飞秒激光剥蚀系统的基本特征(飞秒激光及产生原理、当前商用飞秒激光器种类),重点阐述了飞秒激光剥蚀地球科学样品的机理(样品对激光能量的吸收方式、气溶胶的产生和粒度分布特征、剥蚀坑的形貌特征等),评述了飞秒激光剥蚀在改善分析性能方面的独特优势,最后总结了近十几年来它在地球科学样品元素含量和同位素比值分析中的实际应用,并展望了该技术的应用前景。     

飞秒激光剥蚀-多接收电感耦合等离子质谱原位微区分析青铜中铅同位素组成-以古铜钱币为例

建立了飞秒激光剥蚀-多接收电感耦合等离子质谱(fLA-MC-ICPMS)铅同位素原位微区分析方法,分别利用溶液法(SN-MC-ICPMS)和激光剥蚀法(fLA-MC-ICPMS)对15个铜(黄铜,青铜)国家标准物质进行了实验分析,测试的结果表明CuPb12(GBW02137)中Pb同位素组成非常均一,可作为以铜为基体的青铜、黄铜及铜矿中Pb同位素原位微区分析的外部参考物质。对CuPb12进行了112次fLA-MC-ICPMS Pb同位素分析测试,其加权平均值与溶液法测定的Pb同位素比值在2σ误差范围内完全一致,208 Pb/204 Pb和207Pb/206Pb比值的内部精度RSE分别小于90和40ppm,外部精度RSD分别小于60和30ppm。利用本实验室建立的fLA-MC-ICPMS分析方法对13个古铜钱币中Pb同位素进行了原位微区无损伤分析,测试结果表明,不同朝代古钱币中Pb同位素组成差异较大,即使同一朝代的古钱币其Pb同位素组成也不尽相同。     

大气颗粒物重金属元素分析技术研究进展

大气颗粒物已经成为当前大气环境首要污染物,而其中重金属由于具有非降解性和滞后性,严重威胁人类生命和自然环境,已成为当前研究热点。对分析大气颗粒物中重金属元素所用原子吸收光谱法、电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法、电感耦合等离子体质谱法、荧光光谱法、中子活化法、辉光放电原子发射光谱法、微波等离子体原子发射光谱法和激光诱导击穿光谱法进行了综述,并尝试对这些技术的不足之处提出一些改进建议：连续光源原子吸收光谱法同时测定多种元素,原子发射光谱法直接测定颗粒物,高分辨率激光剥蚀电感耦合等离子质谱法测定固体样品,低散射同步加速荧光法测定大气颗粒物和k₀中子活化法测定对流层发射性元素。大气颗粒物重金属元素的时空分布差异和人类对环境空气质量要求的提高以及现代仪器科学技术的高速发展促使大气颗粒物重金属元素分析技术朝着实时、快速、检出限低、直接测定和操作简便的方向发展。     

激光烧蚀-电感耦合等离子体质谱技术在材料表面微区分析领域的应用进展

激光烧蚀-电感耦合等离子体质谱(LA-ICP-MS)技术不仅可以对导体及非导体进行元素的成分含量分析,而且还可进行元素分布及涂层深度表面微区分析,故在元素分析领域引起广泛的关注。主要介绍了LA-ICP-MS的仪器装置及其表面微区分析理论,同时对LA-ICP-MS在钢铁、有色金属及半导体等材料科学领域中的元素分布及涂层深度表面微区分析应用进展情况进行回顾,与SEM/EDS(扫描电子显微镜/能谱仪)、EPMA(电子探针微区分析)、AES(俄歇电子能谱)等传统经典的表面分析方法的比较,LA-ICP-MS具有无需或很少样品制备、空间分辨率可调、多元素同时分析及灵敏度高等优点,目前LA-ICP-MS已成为这些经典表面微区分析工具强有力的补充。随着LA-ICP-MS分析技术进一步的发展与成熟,相信不久的将来越来越多的元素分析工作者会使用这一强有力的分析工具,它像LIBS(激光诱导击穿光谱)一样,将会成为元素分析领域非常耀眼的一颗新星。     

激光剥蚀-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定高纯铪中10种杂质元素

高纯铪由于具有独特的理化性质,在核反应堆、等离子切割机、光学元件等方面有着重要的应用。高纯铪中杂质的种类和含量会影响高纯铪的物理化学性能,应用中对高纯铪纯度的要求也越来越高,这就对高纯铪的分析检测技术提出了更高的要求。激光剥蚀-电感耦合等离子体质谱法（LA-ICP-MS）是激光剥蚀进样技术与电感耦合等离子体质谱联用,可以直接分析固体样品,并且方法前处理简单,可以避免样品前处理过程中引入杂质,是一项高效、快速、精密的分析技术,在环境、地质、冶金、燃料能源、材料、生物医药、考古等领域广泛应用。所以,激光剥蚀-电感耦合等离子体质谱法（LA-ICP-MS）是高纯金属杂质元素最佳检测方法之一。还未见有应用LA-ICP-MS于高纯铪样品的报道。用LA-ICP-MS对高纯铪中10种杂质元素（Al,Sc,Ti,Fe,Ni,Cu,Mo,Ag,Sn,W）进行定量分析。为了降低激光剥蚀过程中元素的分馏效应,提高信号灵敏度和稳定度,对激光剥蚀参数进行优化实验。确定了激光剥蚀的最优仪器参数为：氦气流量600 mL·min-1,激光能量90%,剥蚀孔径150 μm,激光扫描速度60 μm·s-1,激光脉冲频率20 Hz。经实验优化后的ICP-MS仪器工作参数为：RF功率1 450 W,射频匹配电压1.8 V,载气流量0.85 L·min-1,冷却器流量0.85 L·min-1,采样深度7.5 mm。在最优参数条件下,利用内控标样建立工作曲线,各杂质元素标准曲线的线性相关系数为0.993 6～0.999 8。采集载气空白的信号强度,平行测定11次,以3倍空白信号的标准偏差所对应的含量作为元素的检出限,得到各元素的检出限为0.001~0.08 μg·g-1。将高纯铪制成尺寸合适的样品,用硝酸洗去样品表面的氧化物,将其装入剥蚀池中,运用线扫描剥蚀方式,在最佳仪器工作条件下,对三个高纯铪样品中的10种杂质元素进行定量分析。实验结果显示,杂质元素含量为0.17～36.76 μg·g-1,相对标准偏差为1.4%～20%,精密度良好。以184W为例,将LA-ICP-MS法和ICP-MS法的测定结果进行t检验,三个样品的t值分别为2.14,1.64和2.11,均小于显著性水平为0.05时的临界值（t_{0.05, 12}=2.18）,说明LA-ICP-MS法和ICP-MS法的测定结果在置信度为95%时没有显著性差异,即正确度良好。所以,该方法正确度和精密度良好,可用于高纯铪中杂质的定量分析。     

激光剥蚀-电感耦合等离子体质谱测定植物样品中的元素

采用193 nm准分子激光剥蚀-电感耦合等离子体质谱(LA-ICP-MS)对标准植物粉末样品(GBW07602-GBW07603灌木枝叶、GBW07604杨树叶、GBW07605茶叶、GBW08514烟草)中13种元素(Li,B,Na,Mg,Al,K,Ca,Cr,Mn,Fe,Ni,Cu,Ba)进行定量测试.向植物粉末样...     

原子光谱/元素质谱在生命分析中的应用进展

原子光谱/元素质谱是元素分析的强有力手段,其在生命分析领域的应用也越来越广泛。在单细胞元素分析方面,相关研究工作主要关注元素在单细胞中的分布和形态变化;在元素标记策略分析领域,利用原子光谱（atomic spectrometry, AS）和电感耦合等离子体质谱（inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, ICP-MS）实现对小分子、核酸、蛋白质等目标分析物的高灵敏检测是研究热点;在金属药物分析领域,ICP-MS为研究金属药物在生物体中的摄入、分布、代谢和排泄等过程提供了便利,也为进一步阐明药物作用机理以及金属药物的设计和改进提供了数据支持;在生物元素成像领域,ICP-MS与激光剥蚀技术（laser ablation, LA）联用,可以对生物样品进行原位分析和微区分析,结合有机质谱实现元素相关生物过程的分子机制研究;与相关分离方法联用,原子光谱和元素质谱还可以对生物组织中元素进行形态分析,研究其在相关过程中的生物转化过程。本文从单细胞元素分析、元素标签标记策略、金属药物转运与代谢以及生物组织中元素分布分析等方面,评述了原子光谱和ICP-MS在生命分析中的应用实例,并对该领域的发展前景进行了展望。     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法进样技术研究

电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)是近年发展起来的新型痕量元素分析技术,可以用于检出限为pg/ml级的痕量元素及天然同位素分析,同位素比分析及常规同位素稀释质谱分析等。所有这些应用都显示出ICP-MS在痕量元素分析领域中具有无与伦比的优点。ICP-MS进样技术一直是人们所关注的     

X射线荧光微区分析结合电感耦合等离子体质谱法进行保健食品中元素含量的测定

X射线荧光光谱微区分析法既有X射线荧光光谱法快速、简便、无损检测等特点,又可对保健食品表面的元素分布进行检测,电感耦合等离子体质谱法具有检出限低、线性范围宽、多元素同时测定等优点,旨在建立一种X射线荧光光谱微区分析法和电感耦合等离子体质谱法联合测定保健食品中元素种类、分布及含量的方法。利用Ｘ射线荧光光谱微区分析技术对一种保健食品进行了元素种类及元素在样品表面的分析,并对元素含量进行了半定量分析,确定保健品中含有钙（Ca）、铁（Fe）、钌（Ru）、钼（Mo）元素。利用微波消解-电感耦合等离子体质谱法对其中含有的主要元素Ca和Fe进行了定量分析。微波消解-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定结果Ca元素平均值为6.23%,相对标准偏差1.78%;Fe元素平均值3.82%,相对标准偏差 2.14%。与X射线荧光光谱微区分析法半定量测试结果的样品中含有的Ca元素含量在6.0%～10.0%之间,样品中含有的Fe元素含量在2.0%～4.0%之间的结论一致。且通过X射线荧光光谱微区分析法得知保健食品表面的各元素分布不均匀。结果表明：X射线荧光光谱微区分析方法既可利用微量样品快速无损测得保健食品中的元素半定量含量,又可测得保健食品中的元素分布情况。结合电感耦合等离子体质谱法,还可以对样品中感兴趣的元素含量进一步检测,得到定量分析结果。     

凝胶电泳与激光剥蚀-电感耦合等离子体质谱联用测定蛋白质中微量元素的应用进展

介绍了凝胶电泳(GE)和激光剥蚀-电感耦合等离子体质谱(LA-ICP-MS)联用测定蛋白质中微量元素的方法,对蛋白质分离、凝胶处理,包括染色及干燥,和检测过程中的定量校正等技术问题做了详述,并综述了LA-ICP-MS在硒蛋白、磷酸化蛋白及金属蛋白分析中的应用,指出了这种方法在蛋白质中微量元素检测中存在的问题和发展方向。     

Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry: Principles and Applications

Abstract

The application of laser ablation inductively plasma mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP‐MS) to the determination of major, minor, and trace elements as well as isotope‐ratio measurements offers superior technology for direct solid sampling in analytical chemistry. The advantages of LA‐ICP‐MS include direct analysis of solids; no chemical dissolution is necessary, reduced risk of contamination, analysis of small sample mass, and determination of spatial distributions of elemental compositions. This review aims to summarize recent research to apply LA‐ICP‐MS, primarily in the field of environmental chemistry. Experimental systems, fractionation, calibration procedures, figures of merit, and new applications are discussed. Selected applications highlighting LA‐ICP‐MS are presented.     

Resonant Laser Excitation/Ionization and Mass Spectrometry in Isotope Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry

SCOPE OF REVIEW

This paper reviews the coupling of resonant laser ionization and laserexcited fluorescence with mass spectrometry to make difficult isotopic-ratio measurements. To keep this review focused and manageable in size, it covers only metal and noble-gas isotopic analyses that find applications in isotope geochemistry and cosmochemisty. Many research groups are applying lasers and mass spectrometry to atomic, molecular, and isotopic analyses that address problems in nuclear physics [1], materials science [2-4], biology [5,6], environmental science, and other areas of geochemistry and cosmochemistry [7,8]. Several previous reviews and monographs cover the basic principles and instrumentation of resonant laser processes and mass spectrometry in more breadth [9-12]. The latest Analytical Chemistry Fundamental Reviews [13] and the published proceedings of the biannual International Symposium on Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy and Its Applications provide updates of other recent work [8]. This review does not comprehensively encompass the use of lasers for analyte sampling by desoxption, ablation, sputtering, or melting. Several other specific reviews discuss laser sampling in elemental [14,15] and stable-isotope analyses [16,17]. This review does include applications in which pulsed ion sputtering and laser desoxption atomize analytes for ionization by resonance ionization mass spectrometry (RIMS). This review also does not include isotopic-analytical methcds that use solely optical spectroscopy. The continuing development of laser and plasma technology is leading to promising spectroscopic-only methods for stable-isotope analysis [18-21].     

ICP光源的激光烧蚀固体样品引入方法进展

根据近几年来国内外的有关文献,叙述了ICP光源的激光烧蚀固体进样方法的研究进展及其在物质成分分析中的应用。着重阐述了激光输出特性(输出波长、脉冲宽度、重复频率、能量密度)和环境气氛(氦气、氩气)对样品烧蚀过程的影响,讨论了激光烧蚀室、气溶胶传输管道及样品引入改进装置在蒸发物质被传输到ICP光源过程中的作用。获得较小而均匀的气溶胶颗粒和稳定高效地将烧蚀物质输送到ICP是完善激光烧蚀固体进样技术的关键环节,元素分馏效应及蒸发物沉积是影响分析性能的重要因素。作为实际例子,也讨论了激光烧蚀固体进样电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法/质谱法在金属、玻璃、有机物及其他样品分析方面的应用,对分析方法的准确度、精密度、检出限和灵敏度进行了简要论述。     

Mass Spectrometric Determination of Transuranium Elements

Abstract

Mass spectrometric techniques are playing a predominant role for the determination of transuranium elements in bulk samples as well as in microparticles. Their applications to liquid and solid samples for the determination of the isotopic composition as well as for the concentration measurements are discussed. The new developments for the characterization of microparticles stemming from different release scenarios of radioactivity are considered. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and its hyphenation with other techniques for resolving isobaric interferences are presented. The application of glow discharge and laser ablation directly to solid samples is highlighted. Finally, the exploitation of secondary ion mass spectrometry, accelerator mass spectrometry, resonance ionization mass spectrometry, and thermal ionization mass spectrometry for the determination of the isotopic composition of uranium and plutonium in microparticles is illustrated.     

Procedures of Separation and Pre‐concentration for Molybdenum Determination Using Atomic Spectrometry—a Review

Abstract

The literature concerning the improvement of atomic and ionic procedures for molybdenum determination through separation and pre‐concentration were updated. Analytical procedures based on flame atomic absorption spectrometry (AAAS), electrothermal or graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GFAAS), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP‐OES), and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry were reviewed taking into consideration the preliminary steps, which can enhance the selectivity and sensitivity based on co‐precipitation, solvent extraction, and solid‐phase extraction. Both in‐batch and on‐line procedures were considered.     

Dry Ashing Preparation of (Quasi)solid Samples for the Determination of Inorganic Elements by Atomic/Mass Spectrometry

Abstract:

This work presents an overview of the development of dry ashing preparation techniques for solid and quasisolid sample analysis by atomic and inorganic mass spectrometry, including flame/graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry, chemical vapor generation atomic absorption/fluorescence spectrometry, and inductively coupled plasma–optical emission/mass spectrometry. This article also summarizes all of the dry ashing methods reported in the past 20 years. The dry ashing methods applied to sample preparation are classified as electrothermal ashing, microwave ashing, oxygen combustion, and other special ashing methods including laser, ultraviolet (UV)/ozone, and plasma. Moreover, the development of relevant devices is discussed in context.     

Application of Multivariate Techniques in Optimization of Spectroanalytical Methods

Abstract

The present article describes fundamentals and applications of multivariate techniques used for the optimization of analytical procedures and systems involving spectroanalytical methods such as flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS), electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES), and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP‐MS), considering the main steps of a chemical analysis. This way, applications of experimental designs in optimization of sampling systems, digestion procedures, preconcentration procedures, instrumental parameters of quantification steps of analytical methods, and robustness tests have been summarized in this work.     

Molybdenum,Platinum, and Tantalum Metal Atomizers or Vaporizers in Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

Abstract

The application of metal (tantalum, molybdenum, and platinum) devices in analytical atomic spectrometry is reviewed in this article. These metal devices have been employed in various analytical atomic spectrometric techniques for more than three decades, mainly as electrothermal atomizers or electrothermal vaporizers, in various physical shapes, such as tubes, platforms, loops, and wires (or coils/filaments). Their application spans from atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS), atomic emission spectrometry (AES) atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS), inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP‐AES) to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP‐MS). The analytical figures of merit and the practical applications reported for these metal devices are reviewed, and the atomization mechanism on these metal atomizers is briefly summarized, too. In addition, other applications of the metal devices are discussed, including analyte preconcentration by electrodeposition and sequential metal vapor elution analysis (SMVEA). Furthermore, the application of these metals in graphite furnaces encompasses the schemes with the metals in the form of furnace linings, platforms, or impregnated salts.