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(J An Atom Spec) Time-dependent hydride correction for accurate 240Pu/239Pu isotopic ratio measurements in µm-sized Pu-bearing particles using large geometry-secondary ion mass spectrometry: J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5JA00190K, Paper… #jaas #MassSpecRSS #AtomicSpec
Time-dependent hydride correction for accurate 240Pu/239Pu isotopic ratio measurements in µm-sized Pu-bearing particles using large geometry-secondary ion mass spectrometry
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2025, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D5JA00190K, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Anne-Laure Fauré, Manon Cornaton Improvement of Pu measurement in µm-sized particles using LG-SIMS thanks to time-dependent hydride correction. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
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November 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
On the inside front cover of issue 11 of JAAS:
Tag-laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (Tag-LIBS): progress and prospects.
Ali Safi and Noureddine Melikechi.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
On the inside back cover of issue 11 of JAAS:
Quantification of underwater LIBS at varying ambient pressures towards deep-sea applications.
Ye Tian et al.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM
On the back cover of issue 11:
Enhancing LIBS analysis accuracy of C element in low-carbon alloy steel by automatic segmented modelling with nonlinear-regression-based spectral line selection and Mahalanobis distance kernel space classification.
Jianhong Yang et al.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM
We’re excited to share this JAAS themed collection from the 2024 European Workshop on Laser Ablation (EWLA) in Ghent, Belgium, guest edited by Frank Vanhaecke & Thibaut Van Acker

Explore the collection here 👇
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October 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
On the front cover of issue 11 of JAAS:
Data fusion of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for improved quantitative analysis of EAST-like plasma-facing materials.
Ran Hai et al.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
In the latest issue of JAAS:
Exploring age-induced lithium isotope fractionation in lithium-ion batteries using microwave-induced cold nitrogen plasma mass spectrometry.
#OpenAccess from Carlos Abad et al.
@bamresearch.bsky.social
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Exploring age-induced lithium isotope fractionation in lithium-ion batteries using microwave-induced cold nitrogen plasma mass spectrometry
This study explores Microwave-Inductively Coupled Atmospheric-pressure Plasma Mass Spectrometry (MICAP-MS) as a cost-effective alternative to Multi-Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectromet...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
In the latest issue of JAAS:
LA-ICP-TOF-MS for quantitative mapping of biogenic carbonate samples using matrix-matched nanoparticulate pressed powder pellets.
#OpenAccess from Ana Lores-Padin et al @nielsjdewinter.bsky.social
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LA-ICP-TOF-MS for quantitative mapping of biogenic carbonate samples using matrix-matched nanoparticulate pressed powder pellets
This study evaluated the micro-homogeneity of seven different commercially available nanoparticulate pressed pellets based on a CaCO3 matrix and their utility for quantitative elemental mapping of bio...
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October 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Performance of ICP-TOF-MS for ultra-trace element analyses in ice cores
Theo M. Jenk et al
October 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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(J An Atom Spec) Feasibility of rare earth element determination in edible insects by USN-ICP-MS after microwave-assisted UV digestion using diluted acids: J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5JA00263J, Technical NoteJoão L. K. Rocha, Gustavo… #jaas #MassSpecRSS #AtomicSpec
Feasibility of rare earth element determination in edible insects by USN-ICP-MS after microwave-assisted UV digestion using diluted acids
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2025, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D5JA00263J, Technical NoteJoão L. K. Rocha, Gustavo Gohlke, Thiago C. Pereira, Alessandra S. Henn, Fabio A. Duarte, Jussiane S. Silva, Erico M. M. Flores A microwave-assisted ultraviolet digestion method with diluted acids was proposed for the subsequent determination of rare earth elements in edible crickets by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with ultrasonic nebulization. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
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October 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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It was (and still is) an absolute pleasure to work with the brilliant Ana Lores Padin (UGent) to develop and calibrate this very cool "time of flight" laser ablation-application which allows us to map the chemistry of shell cross sections, such as the oyster shell below:
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LA-ICP-TOF-MS for quantitative mapping of biogenic carbonate samples using matrix-matched nanoparticulate pressed powder pellets
This study evaluated the micro-homogeneity of seven different commercially available nanoparticulate pressed pellets based on a CaCO3 matrix and their utility for quantitative elemental mapping of bio...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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Exploring age-induced lithium isotope fractionation in lithium-ion batteries using microwave-induced cold nitrogen plasma mass spectrometry.
Carlos Abad et al. @bamresearch.bsky.social
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October 16, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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(J An Atom Spec) Online correction of matrix effects for boron isotope analysis in tourmaline using nano-secondary-ion mass spectrometry: J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5JA00320B, PaperShaohua Dong, Youwei Chen, Jian-Feng Gao, Xianwu Bi,… #jaas #MassSpecRSS #AtomicSpec
Online correction of matrix effects for boron isotope analysis in tourmaline using nano-secondary-ion mass spectrometry
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2025, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D5JA00320B, PaperShaohua Dong, Youwei Chen, Jian-Feng Gao, Xianwu Bi, Ruizhong Hu Online matrix correction for boron isotopes: Fe–Mn-driven IMF in tourmaline corrected via NanoSIMS co-measurement of δ11B, Fe/B and Mn/B, enabling efficient high-precision δ11B analysis without EPMA. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
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October 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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(J An Atom Spec) Atomic spectrometry update: review of advances in the analysis of metals, chemicals and functional materials: J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5JA90048D, Atomic Spectrometry UpdateAyush Agarwal, Eduardo Bolea-Fernandez,… #jaas #MassSpecRSS #AtomicSpec
Atomic spectrometry update: review of advances in the analysis of metals, chemicals and functional materials
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2025, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D5JA90048D, Atomic Spectrometry UpdateAyush Agarwal, Eduardo Bolea-Fernandez, Robert Clough, Andy Fisher, Bridget Gibson, Steve Hill This review covers advances in the analysis of advanced materials, metals, fuels and lubricants, nanostructures, ceramics, refractories, organic and inorganic chemicals, catalysts and nuclear materials by a range of techniques including X-ray, ICP, LIBS, mass spectrometry, synchrotron-based techniques, plus non-destructive and ablation surface techniques. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
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October 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Isobaric interference removal for selected radionuclides using nitrous oxide and ammonia with inductively coupled plasma tandem mass spectrometry
Shaun T. Lancaster et al
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October 9, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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In honour of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry, we’ve curated a collection of impactful articles from across RSC journals on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) 🏆

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October 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
On the inside back cover of issue 10 of JAAS:
Evaluation of different types of paper as solid substrates and their effects on LIBS emission signals.
Ivo M. Raimundo et al.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM
In the latest issue of JAAS:
Ozone-mediated breakdown of microplastics in aqueous environments.
#OpenAccess from Raquel Gonzalez de Vega et al
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Ozone-mediated breakdown of microplastics in aqueous environments
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are increasingly adopted in wastewater treatment to degrade persistent pollutants, including emerging targets such as microplastics (MPs). These particles enter aqu...
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October 6, 2025 at 7:48 AM
On the back cover of issue 10 of JAAS:
A novel particle mass calibration strategy for the quantification of AuNPs in single cancer cells via laser ablation ICP-mass spectrometry. A case study.
#OpenAccess from Antonio Bazo et al.
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October 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
In our latest issue:
Kinetic analysis of boron therapeutics in head and neck cancer cells by complementary bulk ICP-MS and single-cell (scICP-MS) approaches.
#OpenAccess from James P. C. Coverdale et al
@unibirmingham.bsky.social @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social.
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Kinetic analysis of boron therapeutics in head and neck cancer cells by complementary bulk ICP-MS and single-cell (scICP-MS) approaches
Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is an emerging approach to radiotherapy. Neutron capture by a boronated (10B) therapeutic yields high linear energy transfer alpha particles (helium nuclei, 4He) a...
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October 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
On the front cover of issue 10 of JAAS:
Attention-based multimodal fusion of event-reconstructed images and LIBS spectra using CNN and BiLSTM for metal classification.
Xilin Wang et al.
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October 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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A new technique enables real-time measurement of boron in individual cancer cells, offering insights that could improve the precision and effectiveness of boron neutron capture therapy for head and neck cancers. doi.org/g92259
Real-time measurement of boron in individual cancer cells could enhance understanding of tumor-killing drugs
A new technique has measured boron in individual cancer cells for the first time, enabling researchers to better understand how drugs act to kill tumors in some cancers.
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September 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Accurate thresholding using a compound-Poisson-lognormal lookup table and parameters recovered from standard single particle ICP-TOFMS data.
Thomas E. Lockwood et al
September 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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A novel particle mass calibration strategy for the quantification of AuNPs in single cancer cells via laser ablation ICP-mass spectrometry. A case study.
Antonio Bazo et al.
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September 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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September 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM