January 2014 – JAAS News

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HOT Articles in JAAS

29 Jan 2014

Take a look at these new HOT articles just published in JAAS. These papers will be free to read for the next 4 weeks. Enjoy!

A novel approach to high pressure flow digestion
Helmar Wiltsche, Paul Tirk, Herbert Motter, Monika Winkler and Günter Knapp
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2014,29, 272-279
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50290B, Paper

Occurrence of gas flow rotational motion inside the ICP torch: a computational and experimental study
Maryam Aghaei, Luca Flamigni, Helmut Lindner, Detlef Günther and Annemie Bogaerts
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2014,29, 249-261
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50302J, Paper

Diffusion- and velocity-driven spatial separation of analytes from single droplets entering an ICP off-axis
Olga Borovinskaya, Maryam Aghaei, Luca Flamigni, Bodo Hattendorf, Martin Tanner, Annemie Bogaerts and Detlef Günther
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2014,29, 262-271
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50307K, Paper

The effect of carrier gas humidity on the vaporization of laser-produced aerosols in inductively coupled plasmas
Luca Flamigni, Joachim Koch and Detlef Günther
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2014,29, 280-286
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50314C, Paper

Optimizing gated detection in high-jitter kilohertz powerchip laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
J. A. Merten, E. Ewusi-Annan, B. W. Smith and N. Omenetto
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50348H, Technical Note

The effect of paraformaldehyde fixation and sucrose cryoprotection on metal concentration in murine neurological tissue
Dominic J. Hare, Jessica L. George, Lisa Bray, Irene Volitakis, Angela Vais, Timothy M. Ryan, Robert A. Cherny, Ashley I. Bush, Colin L. Masters, Paul A. Adlard, Philip A. Doble and David I. Finkelstein
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50281C, Technical Note

The emerging role of carbon isotope ratio determination in health research and medical diagnostics
Daniel E. Bütz, Shanon L. Casperson and Leah D. Whigham
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50327E, Tutorial Review

Analysis of stable isotope ratios of Ba by double-spike standard-sample bracketing using multiple-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Takashi Miyazaki, Jun-Ichi Kimura and Qing Chang
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50311A, Paper

Methods for the determination of stable Te isotopes of minerals in the system Au–Ag–Te by MC-ICP-MS
Andrew P. Fornadel, Paul G. Spry, Simon E. Jackson, Ryan D. Mathur, John B. Chapman and Isabelle Girard
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50237F, Paper

Changes in breath carbon isotope composition as a potential biomarker of inflammatory acute phase response in mechanically ventilated pediatric patients
Juan P. Boriosi, Dennis G. Maki, Rhonda A. Yngsdal-Krenz, Ellen R. Wald, Warren P. Porter, Mark E. Cook and Daniel E. Bütz
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50331C, Paper

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Exhaled isotopes give hope to spotting sepsis early

21 Jan 2014

Measuring ¹³C isotope levels in the breath of paediatric patients could save lives by giving an early indication of sepsis.

More than 30,000 cases of severe sepsis are estimated to occur in the UK every year. But Daniel Bütz and co-workers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, US, are seeking to fight these figures.

As for many conditions, early identification increases survival rate – however, this is not easy. Existing methods to check for sepsis either lack the sensitivity needed for early detection or are both expensive and invasive.

To read the full article, please go to Chemistry World.

Changes in breath carbon isotope composition as a potential biomarker of inflammatory acute phase response in mechanically ventilated pediatric patients
Juan P. Boriosi, Dennis G. Maki, Rhonda A. Yngsdal-Krenz, Ellen R. Wald, Warren P. Porter, Mark E. Cook and Daniel E. Bütz
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50331C, Paper

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2014 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry themed issue

21 Jan 2014

We are delighted to say that once again, JAAS will be publishing a themed issue from the 2014 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry.

The submission deadline for the issue will be 17^th February 2014, with the option of having your article published online as soon as it is accepted. The issue will be published online and in print in summer 2014. If you need any extra time to complete your manuscript, do let us know and we would be happy to discuss this with you.

We welcome the submission of communications, full papers and technical notes, and all articles will be subject to peer-review. If you are interested in writing a review article for the issue, please do not hesitate to contact me (jaas-rsc@rsc.org) or JAAS Editorial Board Chair, Frank Vanhaecke, to discuss a possible topic.

You can submit your article by uploading your manuscript through the journal website. Don’t forget to mention in your cover letter that you article is intended for the Winter Conference themed issue.

We look forward to reading your next article!

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Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry 2014 and Plasma Award

20 Jan 2014

As you already know if you are following us on twitter, the 2014 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry was held on January 6 – 11 in Amelia Island, Florida, USA. The conference, chaired by JAAS Advisory Board member Ramon Barnes, was very successful, as approximately 500 participants presented 5 Plenary lectures, 37 invited lectures, 75 oral contributions and 180 posters, while more than 25 companies participated in the exhibition. 6 Heritages lectures were also imparted by Barry L. Sharp, Nicoló Omenetto, Les Ebdon, Michael J. Collins, Andrew T. Zander and Freddy Adams. In addition, more than 80 short courses were organized.

Among the highlights of the conference, the Plasma Spectroscopy Symposium, in which JAAS Editorial Board member Gary Hieftje received the Winter Conference Award in Plasma Spectrochemistry, has to be featured. The laureate discussed on Advances in instrumentation and methods for plasma spectrochemistry. Congratulations, Gary!

JAAS sponsored a poster Award consisting in one personal electronic subscription to JAAS, an iPod Nano and a certificate, and the winner was Allen White, from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana, for his work on an Application of a High-Frequency Spark Discharge as an Ion Source for Ambient Mass Spectrometry, coauthored by Steve Ray, Kevin Pfeuffer and Gary Hieftje. Congratulations!

We would like to remind you that there is a JAAS Themed Issue devoted to this conference. If you want to submit a work that was presented in Amelia Island, please remember that the deadline for submission is 17^th February 2014.

Finally, the next European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry will be hosted in Munster, Germany, chaired by Uwe Karst and Michael Sperling.

Prof. Dr. Gary Hieftje, Plasma Award laureate (picture obtained from http://www.indiana.edu/~gmhlab)

JAAS Chair Frank Vanhaecke, during his presentation in Amelia Island

Sunset in Amelia Island

Have a look at the latest articles published by Gary Hieftje in JAAS

Visualization of mass transport and heat transfer in the FAPA ambient ionization source

Kevin P. Pfeuffer, Jacob T. Shelley, Steven J. Ray and Gary M. Hieftje

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 379-387, DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30353E, Paper

First inductively coupled plasma-distance-of-flight mass spectrometer: instrument performance with a microchannel plate/phosphor imaging detector

Alexander Gundlach-Graham, Elise A. Dennis, Steven J. Ray, Christie G. Enke, Charles J. Barinaga, David W. Koppenaal and Gary M. Hieftje

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 1385-1395, DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50122A, Paper

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Archive for January, 2014

HOT Articles in JAAS

Exhaled isotopes give hope to spotting sepsis early

2014 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry themed issue

Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry 2014 and Plasma Award

First inductively coupled plasma-distance-of-flight mass spectrometer: instrument performance with a microchannel plate/phosphor imaging detector

Alexander Gundlach-Graham, Elise A. Dennis, Steven J. Ray, Christie G. Enke, Charles J. Barinaga, David W. Koppenaal and Gary M. Hieftje

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