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Laser microprobe mass spectrometry

Minimal sample preparation and the ability to analyse minute quantities of sample are some of the advantages of laser-based spectroscopy.

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Singh, S. Laser microprobe mass spectrometry. Nature 329, 183–184 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1038/329183a0

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