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LA-ICP-MS analysis of metal layers on samples of cultural heritage

Chemical Papers volume 73, pages 2923–2936 (2019)Cite this article

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LA-ICP-MS (laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry) was applied as a semi-destructive method for the analysis of metal layers on samples of cultural heritage. The LA system operates at a wavelength of 193 nm with a pulse duration of 4 ns. The laser ablation was performed using spot mode with a diameter of 110 µm. This method was developed using eight varied reference samples with a defined layer depth and composition. Four real samples of watch cases were analysed, and the layer composition and thickness were determined together with two test reference samples. The analytical results were compared with X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy analysis. The layer thickness was additionally determined by scanning electron microscopy on the cross section of selected samples.

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The results of this research have been acquired within the CEITEC 2020 (LQ1601) project with financial contribution made by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic with a special support grant aid from the National Sustainability Programme II (NPU II) funds. This research has also been partially supported by the project LO1411(NPU I) funded by Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Czech Republic.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37, Brno, Czech Republic

    Elena Vaníčková, Markéta Holá, Karel Rapouch, Radka Kopecká & Viktor Kanický

  2. Technical Museum in Brno, Purkyňova 105, 612 00, Brno, Czech Republic

    Karel Rapouch

  3. Department of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37, Brno, Czech Republic

    David Pavliňák

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Vaníčková, E., Holá, M., Rapouch, K. et al. LA-ICP-MS analysis of metal layers on samples of cultural heritage. Chem. Pap. 73, 2923–2936 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-019-00745-6

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