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THE preferred ion source for use in analytical mass spectrography is the spark source in its various forms such as the r.f. spark or the low voltage discharge, but some attention has been devoted in recent years to the possibility of using a focused laser beam to produce ions from the analytical sample1,2. The advantage of using such a system lies in its ability to vaporize and ionize non-conducting samples.
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SCOTT, R., JACKSON, P. & STRASHEIM, A. Application of Laser Source Mass Spectroscopy to Analysis of Geological Material. Nature 232, 623–624 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/232623a0
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