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Themed issue: 2011 European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry

08 Aug 2011

JAAS, 2011, 26(8): 1549-1688

Issue 8 is our themed issue highlighting work presented at the 14th European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, which took place in Zaragoza, Spain, 30 January – 4 February 2011.

This Editorial by Juan Castillo and Martin Resano gives us an overview of the meeting:

Editorial: The 14th European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry
Juan R. Castillo and Martín Resano
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 1559-1560
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA90031E

The front cover shows work by Jorge Pisonero and colleagues, using pulsed-RF-GD-TOFMS to look at ultra-thin layers.

Minor elements determination and evaluation of diffusion/segregation effects on ultra-thin layers using pulsed-RF-GD-TOFMS
J. Pisonero, A. Licciardello, A. Hierro-Rodríguez, C. Quirós, A. Sanz-Medel and N. Bordel
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 1604-1609
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10075K

The inside front cover features the work of Heidi Goenaga-Infante and co-workers on determining levels of arsenic in tobacco.

Determination of total arsenic and arsenic speciation in tobacco products: from tobacco leaf and cigarette smoke
Sutthinun Taebunpakul, Chuan Liu, Christopher Wright, Kevin McAdam, Julien Heroult, Julian Braybrook and Heidi Goenaga-Infante
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 1633-1640
DOI: 10.1039/C0JA00268B

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Going to Goldschmidt 2011?

19 Jul 2011

Goldschmidt 2011: Earth, Life and Fire

JAAS will be enjoying all things geochemical at Goldschmidt 2011, and we’d love to see you there!

Deputy Editor, Vibhuti Patel, will be at the conference from Sunday to Wednesday so please do stop by Booth 37 to say hello and pick up a copy of the journal.

The conference will be held in Prague, a beautiful city whose skyline is dominated by the towering Prague Castle.

With over 3700 submitted abstracts, this meeting will be the largest ever Goldschmidt conference. There are exciting socials and field trips to complement the packed science programme so it looks set to be a great week.

I look forward to meeting you in Prague!

Goldschmidt 2011
14-19 August
Prague Convention Centre
Prague, Czech Republic

Why not take a look at some recent geochemistry papers in JAAS?

The effect of quadrupole ICPMS interface and ion lens design on argide formation. Implications for LA-ICPMS analysis of PGE’s in geological samples
M. Guillong, L. Danyushevsky, M. Walle and M. Raveggi
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 1401-1407
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10035A

Technical Note: Precise and accurate determination of Sm, Nd concentrations and Nd isotopic compositions in geological samples by MC-ICP-MS
Yue-Heng Yang, Zhu-Yin Chu, Fu-Yuan Wu, Lie-Wen Xie and Jin-Hui Yang
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 1237-1244
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA00001B

Technical Note: NH₄F assisted high pressure digestion of geological samples for multi-element analysis by ICP-MS
Zhaochu Hu, Shan Gao, Yongsheng Liu, Shenghong Hu, Laishi Zhao, Yanxiang Li and Qi Wang
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2010, 25, 408-413
DOI: 10.1039/B921006G

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JAAS leads the way with latest Impact Factor

30 Jun 2011

JAAS stays at the top!

The 2010 Journal Citation Reports^® from Thomson Reuters have been released and JAAS has an Impact Factor of 4.372!

That means that JAAS not only remains the leading journal in the field of atomic spectrometry but ranks 5th in all analytical chemistry journals (3rd in those publishing primary research).

A big thank you to our Editorial and Advisory Boards, all our authors, referees and readers for your contribution to the journal’s success. We look forward to continuing our support of the community by publishing the most innovative research on the fundamental theory and application of spectrometric techniques.

More information on the success of journals across RSC Publishing, take a look at our Publishing Blog.

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Take a look at Issue 7

27 Jun 2011

JAAS, 26(7):1305-1548

Issue 7 is now online, with a big collection of articles: one Critical Review, 23 papers and 7 Technical Notes.

The striking front cover highlights work from François Doucet from the Industrial Materials Institute, Canada, on a compact pulsed fiber laser source.

Evaluation of a compact high power pulsed fiber laser source for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
Jean-François Y. Gravel, François R. Doucet, Paul Bouchard and Mohamad Sabsabi
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 1354-1361
DOI: 10.1039/C0JA00228C

The inside front cover highlights work by Yu-Te Hsieh and Gideon Henderson from the University of Oxford on the study of radium isotope ratios in seawater.

Precise measurement of ²²⁸Ra/²²⁶Ra ratios and Ra concentrations in seawater samples by multi-collector ICP mass spectrometry
Yu-Te Hsieh and Gideon M. Henderson
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 1338-1346
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10013K

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JAAS Board member publishes paper in Science

12 May 2011

Editorial Board member Scott Tanner has just published an exciting paper in Science, showing a brilliant proof of principle for the novel technology of mass cytometry and providing a uniquely detailed view of cell differentiation in the human hematopoietic system.

This tackles a problem central to biomedical science: identifying the lineages and phenotypes of specialised cells and tracking their molecular differentiation during differentiation.

Access the paper using the link below.

Congratulations, Scott!

Single-Cell Mass Cytometry of Differential Immune and Drug Responses Across a Human Hematopoietic Continuum
Sean C. Bendall, Erin F. Simonds, Peng Qiu, El-ad D. Amir, Peter O. Krutzik, Rachel Finck, Robert V. Bruggner, Rachel Melamed, Angelica Trejo, Olga I. Ornatsky, Robert S. Balderas, Sylvia K. Plevritis, Karen Sachs, Dana Pe’er, Scott D. Tanner and Garry P. Nolan
Science 6 May 2011: 687-696
DOI: 10.1126/science.1198704

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Themed issue on synchrotron radiation in art and archaeometry

27 Apr 2011

JAAS 2011, 26(5):873-1100

Our latest themed issue, highlighting the latest work in the area of synchrotron radiation in art and archaeometry, is now online.

Koen Janssens‘ Editorial introduces the themed issue and provides an overview of the 2010 Synchrotron Radiation in Art and Archaeology conference:

Synchrotron Radiation in Art and Archaeology
Koen Janssens
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 883-884
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA90015C

The front cover highlights work by Matthias Alfeld and colleagues, using scanning macro-XRF to look at paintings. They present three self-built scanning macro-XRF instruments and demonstrate their imaging capabilities:

Optimization of mobile scanning macro-XRF systems for the in situ investigation of historical paintings
Matthias Alfeld, Koen Janssens, Joris Dik, Wout de Nolf and Geert van der Snickt
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 899-909
DOI: 10.1039/C0JA00257G

The inside front cover image features the research of Wout De Nolf and co-workers, who present the first demonstration of High-Energy X-ray Powder Diffraction imaging (HE-XRPD) for the study of hidden layers in paintings:

High energy X-ray powder diffraction for the imaging of (hidden) paintings
Wout De Nolf, Joris Dik, Geert Vandersnickt, Arie Wallert and Koen Janssens
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 910-916
DOI: 10.1039/C0JA00255K

Both the cover articles are free to access until the end of May so do take a look and pass on to any colleagues who may be interested.

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Most-read JAAS articles in March

26 Apr 2011

The most popular JAAS articles in March

Read five of the most-read papers in March 2011 here:

Inductively coupled plasma- and glow discharge plasma-sector field mass spectrometry
Part I. Tutorial: Fundamentals and instrumentation

Norbert Jakubowski, Thomas Prohaska, Lothar Rottmann and Frank Vanhaecke, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 693-726
DOI: 10.1039/C0JA00161A

Inductively coupled plasma- and glow discharge plasma-sector field mass spectrometry
Part II. Applications

Norbert Jakubowski, Thomas Prohaska, Frank Vanhaecke, Peter H. Roos and Torsten Lindemann, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 727-757
DOI: 10.1039/C0JA00007H

Atomic spectrometry update. Environmental analysis

Owen T. Butler, Warren Cairns, Jennifer M. Cook and Christine M. Davidson, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 250-286
DOI: 10.1039/C0JA90038A

Selective identification, characterization and determination of dissolved silver(I) and silver nanoparticles based on single particle detection by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Francisco Laborda, Javier Jiménez-Lamana, Eduardo Bolea and Juan R. Castillo, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JA00098A

Modern mass spectrometry for studying mass-independent fractionation of heavy stable isotopes in environmental and biological sciences

Vladimir N. Epov, Dmitry Malinovskiy, Frank Vanhaecke, Didier Bégué and Olivier F.X. Donard, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JA00231C

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Hot Article: Analysis of explosive residues in human fingerprints using OC-LIBS

13 Apr 2011

Chemical images generated by OC-LIBS provided visual information on the spatial distribution of the explosive residue in the fingerprints.

Optical catapulting in combination with laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (OC-LIBS) is a new and developing technique that has been effectively tested for the analysis of solid aerosols.

In this paper, Abdelhamid et al. use OC-LIBS to analyse explosive residues in human fingerprints left on glass surfaces in the form of solid aerosols. Experimental conditions such as the temporal acquisition delay, the distance from the surface and the interpulse delay time between lasers are studied. They show advantages of OC-LIBS over conventional LIBS including the absence of contamination of the specimen analyzed and the freedom from spectral contribution of the substrate where the sample was placed.

Analysis of explosive residues in human fingerprints using optical catapulting–laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
M. Abdelhamid, F. J. Fortes, M. A. Harith and J. J. Laserna
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JA00188K

Do take a look and let us know your thoughts on this emerging technique.

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Most-read JAAS articles in February

29 Mar 2011

The most popular JAAS articles in February

Read five of the most-read papers in February 2011 here:

Magnetic solid phase microextraction on a microchip combined with electrothermal vaporization-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for determination of Cd, Hg and Pb in cells

Beibei Chen, Shujing Heng, Hanyong Peng, Bin Hu, Xu Yu, Zhiling Zhang, Daiwen Pang, Xin Yue and Ying Zhu, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2010, 25, 1931-1938
DOI: 10.1039/C0JA00003E

Atomic spectrometry update. Clinical and biological materials, foods and beverages

Andrew Taylor, Simon Branch, Martin P. Day, Marina Patriarca and Mark White, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 653-692
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA90006D

Atomic spectrometry update. Environmental analysis

Owen T. Butler, Warren Cairns, Jennifer M. Cook and Christine M. Davidson, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 250-286
DOI: 10.1039/C0JA90038A

Ultrasensitive, selective and simultaneous detection of cytochrome c and insulin based on immunoassay and aptamer-based bioassay in combination with Au/Ag nanoparticle tagging and ICP-MS detection

Jing-Min Liu and Xiu-Ping Yan, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JA00232A

Validation of isotopic analysis of depleted, natural and enriched uranium using high resolution ICP-OES

Michael Krachler and Paul Carbol, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 293-299
DOI: 10.1039/C0JA00083C

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Issue 4 now online

24 Mar 2011

Bordel et al, 26(4): 758-765

Our themed issue highlighting the latest work in Glow Discharge Spectroscopy is now online.

An Editorial by Philippe Guillot, Cornel Venzago and Gerardo Gamez provides an overview of the International Glow Discharge Spectroscopy Symposium 2010:

Editorial: International glow discharge spectroscopy symposium, Albi, France, August 22–25, 2010
Philippe Guillot, Cornel Venzago and Gerardo Gamez
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 647-648
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA90004H

A second Editorial, by Gerardo Gamez, considers the work of GLADNET:

Editorial: Weaving the glow discharge net
Gerardo Gamez
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 649-652
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA90005F

Our appropriately glowing front cover shows work by Nerea Bordel and colleagues, characterizing two plasma regimes:

Spatial characterization of pressure-based plasma regimes in a radiofrequency glow discharge by using optical emission spectroscopy
Rebeca Valledor, Jorge Pisonero, Thomas Nelis and Nerea Bordel
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 758-765
DOI: 10.1039/C0JA00177E

Sanz-Medel et al., 26(4): 776-783

The inside front cover highlights the work of Alredo Sanz-Medel and co-workers, which investigates conductor and insulator layers using pulsed-RF-GD-OES:

Analytical performance of pulsed radiofrequency glow discharge optical emission spectrometry for bulk and in-depth profile analysis of conductors and insulators
Deborah Alberts, Beatriz Fernández, Rosario Pereiro and Alfredo Sanz-Medel
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2011, 26, 776-783
DOI: 10.1039/C0JA00094A

We hope you enjoy this themed issue – do let us know your thoughts on the work presented and the field more generally by posting a comment below.

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