Some recent advances in LA-ICP-MS at the beginning of the image century
Résumé
Over the years, laser-ICP-MS ablation has become an essential technique for the analysis of solids in laboratories. The reason for this success is relatively simple. It is based primarily on the direct micro-sampling capabilities of the lasers used, whose nanosecond or femtosecond pulse technologies are now very mature, and on the remarkable detection capabilities of ICPMS technologies (quad, triple quad sector field, Time of Flight, multicollector) that allow to meet many analytical needs in vast fields of application, ranging from geosciences to archaeometry, biomedical, etc.