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Science 18 October 1985:
Vol. 230. no. 4723, pp. 262 - 267
DOI: 10.1126/science.230.4723.262
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Laser Resonance Ionization Mass Spectrometry

J. D. Fassett 1, L. J. Moore 1, J. C. Travis 1, and J. R. DeVoe 1

1 Inorganic Analytical Research Division, Center for Analytical Chemistry, National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899.

The analysis of inorganic atomic species is greatly facilitated by the coupling of lasers with mass spectrometers. A tunable dye laser, alone or in combination with a pump laser, ionizes atoms by resonant excitation processes; the ions are then analyzed in the mass spectrometer. The laser—mass spectrometer system promises to overcome traditional limits of sensitivity and selectivity and to have diverse applications in analytical chemistry.


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