1. Laser Ablation Molecular Isotopic Spectrometry for Rare Isotopes of the Light Elements.
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Bol'shakov, Alexander A., Xianglei Mao, Perry, Dale L., and Russo, Richard E.
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LASER ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry , *ISOTOPES , *OPTICAL spectra , *NUCLEAR industry , *LASER surgery , *FORENSIC sciences , *CARBON sequestration - Abstract
Laser ablation molecular isotopic spectrometry (LAMIS) involves measuring isotope-resolved molecular emission. Measurements of several key isotopes (hydrogen, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and chlorine) in laser ablation plumes were demonstrated. Requirements for spectral resolution of the optical detection system could be significantly relaxed when the isotopic ratio was determined using chemometric regression models. Multiple applications of LAMIS are anticipated in the nuclear power industry, medical diagnostics and therapies, forensics, carbon sequestration, and agronomy studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014