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Abstract
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICPMS) are employed in this article to evaluate the effect of sintering and sample density on the measurements. Two sets of U-Zr oxide pellets of different mass densities are prepared by calcination at two different temperatures. The novelty of the present study is to determine the effect of U-Zr oxide pellet density on laser sampling for two independent techniques (LIBS and LA-ICPMS). The impact of sample density on figure-of-merits is discussed in detail. Sintering at higher temperatures in a reducing atmosphere (Ar/H2) increases pellet density and improves signal intensity, correlation coefficient (R2), detection limit, precision, and accuracy for LIBS. A similar effect of pellet density is observed for LA-ICPMS result with 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser, whereas there is a negligible effect with 193 nm ArF excimer laser.
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Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, is intended for the rapid publication of both original work and reviews in the following fields:
Atomic Emission (AES), Atomic Absorption (AAS) and Atomic Fluorescence (AFS) spectroscopy;
Mass Spectrometry (MS) for inorganic analysis covering Spark Source (SS-MS), Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP-MS), Glow Discharge (GD-MS), and Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS).
Laser induced atomic spectroscopy for inorganic analysis, including non-linear optical laser spectroscopy, covering Laser Enhanced Ionization (LEI), Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF), Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy (RIS) and Resonance Ionization Mass Spectrometry (RIMS); Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS); Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy (CRDS), Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (LA-ICP-AES) and Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS).
X-ray spectrometry, X-ray Optics and Microanalysis, including X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) and related techniques, in particular Total-reflection X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (TXRF), and Synchrotron Radiation-excited Total reflection XRF (SR-TXRF).
Manuscripts dealing with (i) fundamentals, (ii) methodology development, (iii)instrumentation, and (iv) applications, can be submitted for publication.