This project tests, designs and develops new instrumentation to ensure continuing advances in geological LA-ICP-MS applications. Example developments include ablation cells, the interface between the laser and the mass-spectrometer, and testing new types of laser microprobes and mass-spectrometers. In 2019, activities formed part of the technological developments within the TMVC Research Hub. The main focus was on developing operating conditions for ICP-TOF-MS and modifications to the ablation cell designs.

This project tests, designs and develops new instrumentation to ensure continuing advances in geological LA-ICP-MS applications. Example developments include ablation cells, the interface between the laser and the mass-spectrometer, and testing new types of laser microprobes and mass-spectrometers.

In 2018, activities formed part of the technological developments within the TMVC Research Hub. The main focus was on developing operating conditions for ICP-TOF-MS and modifications to the ablation cell designs.

This project tests, designs and develops new instrumentation to ensure continuing advances in geological LA-ICP-MS applications. Example developments include ablation cells, the interface between the laser and the mass-spectrometer, and testing new types of laser microprobes and mass-spectrometers.

In 2017, activities formed part of the technological developments within the TMVC Research Hub. The main focus was on developing operating conditions for ICP-TOFMS and modifications to the ablation cell designs.

This project tests, designs and develops new instrumentation to ensure continuing advances in geological LA-ICP-MS applications. Example developments include ablation cells, the interface between the laser and the mass-spectrometer, and testing new types of laser microprobes and mass-spectrometers.

In 2016, activities formed part of the technological developments within the TMVC Research Hub. The main focus was on developing operating conditions for ICP-TOFMS and modifications to the ablation cell designs.

This project tests, designs and develops new instrumentation to ensure continuing advances in geological LA-ICP-MS applications. Example developments include ablation cells, the interface between the laser and the mass-spectrometer, and testing new types of laser microprobes and mass-spectrometers.

The main activities during the year were related to understanding the effect of the design and configuration of the gas mixing funnel of the S-155 ablation cell, in combination with the length and configuration of the interface between the laser probe and ICP-MS, on the instrumentation washout times, aimed at improving imaging capabilities. These activities form part of the technological developments within the ARC TMVC Research Hub.

Testing of a simultaneous detection TOF-ICP-MS model (TOFWERK, Switzerland) has demonstrated its advanced capabilities for imaging applications with LA-ICP-MS. This instrument will be installed at CODES Analytical Laboratories in 2016.