Direct chemical analysis of frozen ice cores by UV-laser ablation ICPMS

Cryo-cell UV-LA-ICPMS is a new technique for direct chemical analysis of frozen ice cores at high spatial resolution (<300 mm). It was tested in a pilot study on NGRIP ice and reveals sea ice/dust records and annual layer signatures at unprecedented spatial/time resolution. Uniquely, the location...

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Published in:Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
Main Authors: Müller, Wolfgang, Shelley, J. Michael G., Rasmussen, Sune Olander
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://repository.royalholloway.ac.uk/items/e58eb26b-5337-fbd8-ab93-891a7538c159/9/
https://doi.org/10.1039/c1ja10242g
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Summary:Cryo-cell UV-LA-ICPMS is a new technique for direct chemical analysis of frozen ice cores at high spatial resolution (<300 mm). It was tested in a pilot study on NGRIP ice and reveals sea ice/dust records and annual layer signatures at unprecedented spatial/time resolution. Uniquely, the location of cation impurities relative to grain boundaries in recrystallized ice can be assessed.