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Synchrotron radiation and neutrons in art and archaeology (SR2A-2014)

16 Apr 2014

Synchrotron radiation and neutrons in art and archaeology (SR2A-2014)

Musée du Louvre, Paris, 9—12 Sept 2014

Abstract deadline for oral presentations extended to April 30th.

Early bird registration deadline June 15th

For more information see the website: www.sr2a-2014.org

The conference will consist of three full days of oral presentations and poster sessions in the heart of the Louvre museum, Paris, France: 9—12 September 2014.

SR2A-2014 is open to all interested professionals, including archaeologists, conservation scientists, conservators, geochemists and material scientists, researchers with experience utilising large-scale research facilities and other analytical techniques, curators, cultural heritage managers, art historians, students, potential users of synchrotrons, etc. The Louvre venue is intended to provide an unprecedented opportunity for professionals from Europe and worldwide to meet and share their expertise and experience.

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Frank Vanhaecke: Analytical rock star

11 Oct 2013

Frank Vanhaecke

Frank Vanhaecke is a professor of analytical chemistry at Ghent University in Belgium. His research encompasses the determination, speciation and isotopic analysis of trace elements using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). He took some time out from the 2013 Goldschmidt conference to talk to Rebecca Brodie.

What inspired you to become a chemist in the first place?

That’s an easy question. When I was in secondary school I knew that I wanted to do something in science. At first I had my mind set on biology. Questions like ‘how do animals and plants defend themselves?’ and ‘why do trees lose their leaves in autumn?’ intrigued me. But I quickly gave up on this idea when I had to do my first dissection – that was the end of biology for me.

To read the full article, please read Chemistry World.

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Geochemistry in JAAS- new themed issue open for submissions

12 Sep 2013

Gunther et al, JAAS, 2013, 28, 831

Inspired by the recent Goldschmidt conference in Florence, we are pleased to announce a themed issue on “Geological applications of laser ablation” in JAAS. This themed issue is to cover a mixture of both fundamental advances and exciting new applications.

Submission deadline: 10th January 2014

Articles published in print Summer 2014

To celebrate this new themed issue, and the wonderful talks we saw in Florence, we’ve gathered together some of the articles published in JAAS from the areas of geochemistry and geology. If you work in this area, why not submit your next paper to JAAS. These papers will be free to read until October 15th.

Aerosol entrainment and a large-capacity gas exchange device (Q-GED) for laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in atmospheric pressure air
Daniel Tabersky, Kohei Nishiguchi, Keisuke Utani, Masaki Ohata, Rolf Dietiker, Mattias B. Fricker, Ivo M. de Maddalena, Joachim Koch and Detlef Günther
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 831-842
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50044F

In situ analysis of 230Th–232Th–238U ratios in titanite by fs-LA-MC-ICPMS

Koorneef et al, JAAS, 2012, 27, 1863

Application of laser ablation-ICP-mass spectrometry for 2-dimensional mapping of element distributions in a Late Archean impact spherule layer
Andrei Izmer, Steven Goderis, Bruce M. Simonson, Iain McDonald, Scott W. Hassler, Philippe Claeys and Frank Vanhaecke
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 1031-1038
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50045D

Standardless determination of Nd isotope ratios in glasses and minerals using laser-ablation multiple-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with a low-oxide molecular yield interface setup
Jun-Ichi Kimura, Qing Chang and Hiroshi Kawabata
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 1522-1529
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50109D

LA-ICPMS elemental imaging of complex discontinuous carbonates: An example using large benthic foraminifera
David Evans and Wolfgang Müller
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 1039-1044
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50053E

Precise determination of the lithium isotope ratio in geological samples using MC-ICP-MS with cool plasma
Min Seok Choi, Jong-Sik Ryu, Ha Yan Park, Kwang-Sik Lee, Youngwoo Kil and Hyung Seon Shin
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 505-509
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30293D

Solution and laser ablation MC-ICP-MS lead isotope analysis of gold
Christopher Standish, Bruno Dhuime, Robert Chapman, Christopher Coath, Chris Hawkesworth and Alistair Pike
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 217-225
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30277B

In situ analysis of ²³⁰Th–²³²Th–²³⁸U ratios in titanite by fs-LA-MC-ICPMS
J. M. Koornneef, L. Dorta, B. Hattendorf, G. H. Fontaine, B. Bourdon, A. Stracke, P. Ulmer and D. Günther
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1863-1874
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30162H

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New JAAS Impact Factor: 3.2

20 Jun 2013

We are delighted to announce that our latest Impact Factor* is 3.2!

JAAS remains the leading journal dedicated to publishing research in atomic spectrometry and is the place to publish innovative research on the fundamental theory and application of spectrometric techniques. Readership is cross-disciplinary and includes such varied fields as: atomic spectrometry, mass spectrometry, geochemistry, biomedical and clinical science, environmental science, toxicology, forensics and archaeometry.

The Editorial Office thanks all of our Board members, authors and readers for their continued support.

We invite you to submit your latest piece of high impact work with us here.

*The Impact Factor provides an indication of the average number of citations per paper. Produced annually, Impact Factors are calculated by dividing the number of citations in a year by the number of citeable articles published in the preceding two years. Data based on 2012 Journal Citation Reports^®, (Thomson Reuters, 2013).

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1st Workshop on Biomedical Applications of Geochemistry

23 May 2013

We are pleased to announce the first Workshop on Biomedical Applications of Geochemistry that will be held at Gargonza, Tuscany (http://www.gargonza.it/index.html) after the Florence Goldschmidt conference from the 30th Aug (evening) to the 1st Sept (afternoon).

Gargonza, Italy, 30th Aug-1st Sept.

You can register for the workshop here.

This workshop will be the opportunity to present new results on the growing field of the use of natural stable isotope fractionation in biomedicine, both for understanding homeostasis in normal and pathological conditions and as potential new biomarkers. This will be also the chance for scientists coming from isotopic mass spectrometry (IRMS and MC-ICPMS) and from biomedicine to meet for setting up an authentic interdisciplinary community devoted to the development of stable isotopes in health sciences.

Committed speakers for this event are Francis Albarède (ENS Lyon), Ariel Anbar (Arizona State University), Anton Eisenhauer (Geomar), Frank Vanhaecke (Ghent University), Thomas Walczyk (National University of Singapore).

For any information about the workshop, please write to Vincent.Balter@ens-lyon.fr.

We are also pleased to announce that the works presented at Gargonza will be invited to submit to Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry and Metallomics for a themed web collection of papers.

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CYTO 2013, May 19-22, San Diego, USA

30 Apr 2013

To celebrate the upcoming CYTO 2013 conference being held in San Diego, May 19-22, we thought we would highlight again our new web collection on Analytical Atomic Spectrometry in Biomedical Sciences!

All the JAAS papers included in this collection highlight the latest achievements in analytical atomic spectrometry and the applications of spectroscopy-based bioanalytical technology in clinics and biology.

If you work in this area why not submit your next paper to JAAS?

To view the full list of articles, take a look at our Web Collection now!

Here are some interesting selected papers free for you to enjoy for the the end of May. To read the full articles, please click on the links below:

Direct speciation analysis of inorganic elements in single cells using X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Application of plasma spectrometry for the analysis of engineered nanoparticles in suspensions and products
Petra Krystek, Andrea Ulrich, Carmen Cecilia Garcia, Srirang Manohar and Rob Ritsema
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 1701-1721
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10071H

Detection of selenoproteins in human cell extracts by laser ablation-ICP MS after separation by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and blotting

Direct speciation analysis of inorganic elements in single cells using X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Richard Ortega
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 23-29
DOI: 10.1039/C0JA00153H

Immunoaffinity assisted LC-ICP-MS—a versatile tool in biomedical research
S. Hann, K. Boeck and G. Koellensperger
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2010, 25, 18-20
DOI: 10.1039/B911462A

Detection of selenoproteins in human cell extracts by laser ablation-ICP MS after separation by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and blotting
Juliusz Bianga, Guillaume Ballihaut, Christophe Pécheyran, Zahia Touat, Hugues Preud’homme, Sandra Mounicou, Laurent Chavatte, Ryszard Lobinski and Joanna Szpunar
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 25-32
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10239G

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JAAS issue 3 now online

15 Feb 2013

Quétel et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 320

We have two covers in this latest issue of JAAS and they will both be free to read for 6 weeks. On the outside front cover is work from Christophe Quetel and colleagues at the EC – Joint Research Centre – Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements in Belgium. They have been testing the limits of strontium isotope ration measurements using MC-ICPMS.

Isotope ratio measurements by MC-ICPMS below 10 μL min⁻¹ under continuous sample flow conditions. Exploring the limits with strontium
E. Paredes, D. Goitom Asfaha and C. R. Quétel
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 320-326
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30209H

Hu et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 334

On the inside front cover we have an image from Wuhan University, China, where Bin Hu and colleagues have been looking at the speciation of selenium in cells. This type of elemental speciation work is important for metallomics research.

Speciation of selenium in cells by HPLC-ICP-MS after (on-chip) magnetic solid phase extraction
Beibei Chen, Bin Hu, Man He, Qian Huang, Yuan Zhang and Xing Zhang
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 334-343
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30280B

We also have a couple of HOT articles for you to read. Both will be free to access until Feb 28th.

JAAS Editorial Board member Gary Hieftje and co-workers at Indiana University USA, have a paper where schlieren imaging and infrared (IR) thermography were utilized to visualize plasma-gas flow and heat transfer, respectively, from a pin-to-capillary geometry flowing atmospheric-pressure afterglow (FAPA) ambient ionization source.

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

And from Jan Kratzer, at the Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the ASCR, Czech Republic, has together with co-workers investigated plumbane generation and subsequent preconcentration of lead species on quartz surface using radiometry and autoradiography.

Hydride generation – in-atomizer collection of Pb in quartz tube atomizers for atomic absorption spectrometry – a ²¹²Pb radiotracer study
Jan Kratzer, Stanislav Musil, Miloslav Vobecký and Jiří Dědina
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 344-353
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30263B

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JAAS Issue 2 now online!

17 Jan 2013

For our second issue of 2013 we have an informative front cover, a couple of HOT articles, and an editorial on the achievements in analytical atomic spectrometry in Central and Eastern Europe for the readers of JAAS to enjoy.

Tungsten coil electrothermal matrix decomposition and sample vaporization to determine P and Si in biodiesel by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Donati et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 280

The outside front cover comes from Brazil, where George L. Donati and colleagues from Federal University of São Carlos have been analyzing biodiesel for its levels of P and Si. This article will be free to read for 6 weeks.

Tungsten coil electrothermal matrix decomposition and sample vaporization to determine P and Si in biodiesel by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
George L. Donati, Renata S. Amais and Joaquim A. Nóbrega
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 280-287
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30306J

Issue 2 also has an editorial from Advisory Board member Pawel Pohl and Jiri Dedina who talk about the recent web themed issue on the achievements in analytical atomic and mass spectrometry made by the researchers from Central and Eastern Europe. Click on the link below to read more.

A glance at achievements in analytical atomic spectrometry in Central and Eastern Europe
Paweł Pohl and Jiří Dědina
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 175-176
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA90059A

Solution and laser ablation MC-ICP-MS lead isotope analysis of gold

Standish et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 217

We have a couple of HOT articles for you as well. In the first, direct analysis of geological and artefact gold by Christopher Standish and UK colleagues who used solution and laser ablation mass spectrometry techniques to analyse lead isotopes in gold. The second article, from Advisory Board member Detlef Gunther and colleagues, describes a prototype inductively coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometer (ICP-TOF-MS) for time resolved measurements of transient signals in the microsecond regime. Both of these papers will be free to read until the end of January.

A prototype of a new inductively coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometer providing temporally resolved, multi-element detection of short signals generated by single particles and droplets

Gunther et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 226

Olga Borovinskaya, Bodo Hattendorf, Martin Tanner, Sabrina Gschwind and Detlef Günther
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 226-233
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30227F

The latest ASU on environmental analysis is also available to read here.

Atomic spectrometry update. Environmental analysis
Owen T. Butler, Warren R. L. Cairns, Jennifer M. Cook and Christine M. Davidson
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 177-216
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA90077G

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JAAS Issue 12 now online

14 Nov 2012

For our twelfth issue of 2012 we have two exciting covers for your interest. The outside front cover comes from Richard E. Russo at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and colleagues from the US and China who have been using laser ablation to study coal samples. The chemical composition of coal is important for optimizing boiler controls at power plants.

Time-resolved LIBS of atomic and molecular carbon from coal in air, argon and helium
Meirong Dong, Xianglei Mao, Jhanis J. Gonzalez, Jidong Lu and Richard E. Russo
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 2066-2075
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30222E

On the inside front cover we feature work from Angela Vasilescu from the Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering Bucharest, who with colleagues from Romania, Italy and Germany have been studying archaeological gold items.
Their work is part of the web themed collection on Analytical atomic spectrometry in Central and Eastern Europe.

Studies on archaeological gold items found in Romanian territory using X-Ray-based analytical spectrometry
Bogdan Constantinescu, Angela Vasilescu, Daniela Stan, Martin Radtke, Uwe Reinholz, Günter Buzanich, Daniele Ceccato and Ernest Oberländer-Târnoveanu
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 2076-2081
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30158J

Issue 12 also has a tutorial review from Richard Ortega and colleagues on the use of X-ray absorption spectroscopy with biological samples. Click on the link below to read more.

X-ray absorption spectroscopy of biological samples. A tutorial
Richard Ortega, Asuncion Carmona, Isabelle Llorens and Pier Lorenzo Solari
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 2054-2065
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30224A

The cover articles will be free to read for 6 weeks, the review will be free to read for a fortnight. We hope you enjoy this latest issue of JAAS.

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JAAS Issue 11 now online!

11 Oct 2012

Günther et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1863

This month’s issue of JAAS is now online and ready for you to read. On the outside front cover comes an image from a research paper by former Chair of the Editorial Board Detlef Günther, J. M. Koornneef and colleagues in Switzerland and Germany, who have been studying the the potential of femtosecond laser ablation multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (fs-LA-MC-ICPMS) for in situ analysis of U–Th disequilibria in titanite.

Butorin et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1882

On the inside front cover we have an image from Sergei Butorin, Uppsala University, who with colleagues from France and Sweden have been studying the valence bands of copper to enable distinguishing between different monovalent copper compounds. An important factor in the debate concerning copper corrosion in oxygen-free water.

Cu Kβ_2,5 X-ray emission spectroscopy as a tool for characterization of monovalent copper compounds
J. R. Vegelius, K. O. Kvashnina, M. Klintenberg, I. L. Soroka and S. M. Butorin
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1882-1888
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30095H

These cover papers will be free to read for 6 weeks.

We also have two very interesting Tutorial Reviews this month. The first is a beginner’s guide to nuclear forensics by F. E. Stanley, and the second is a review of green chemistry in AAS by C. Bendicho and colleagues. These reviews will be free to read until Oct 26th.

A beginner’s guide to uranium chronometry in nuclear forensics and safeguards
F. E. Stanley
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1821-1830
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30182B

Green chemistry in analytical atomic spectrometry: a review
C. Bendicho, I. Lavilla, F. Pena-Pereira and V. Romero
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1831-1857
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30214D

The JAAS Board has been extremely busy this month, we have papers from our new Chair of the Editorial Board, Frank Vanhaecke and Advisory Board members Enrico M. M. Flores and Maria Montes-Bayon. These papers will be free to read until Oct 26th.

Optimization of sample preparation and a quadrupole ICP-MS measurement protocol for the determination of elemental impurities in pharmaceutical substances in compliance with USP guidelines
K. Van Hoecke, C. Catry and F. Vanhaecke
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1909-1919
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30128H

Bromine and iodine determination in active pharmaceutical ingredients by ICP-MS
Aline L. H. Muller, Paola A. Mello, Marcia F. Mesko, Fabio A. Duarte, Valderi L. Dressler, Edson I. Muller and Erico M. M. Flores
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1889-1894
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30212H

Elemental mass spectrometry for Se-dependent glutathione peroxidase determination in red blood cells as oxidative stress biomarker
Juan Gómez-Espina, Elisa Blanco-González, Maria Montes-Bayón and Alfredo Sanz-Medel
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1949-1954
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30115F

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