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JAAS Issue 6 is out now!

A great new issue of JAAS is now available online! Take a look at our brilliant covers and enjoy the latest research in the field of atomic spectrometry in cultural heritage and geology analyses.

Our beautiful outside front cover shows the front facade of the Cathedral of Malaga, one of the best architectural features of the region of Andalusia in Spain. Researchers at the University of Malaga analysed the materials composing the main facade and the pollutants present on the surface by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). Using this technique, they were able to thoroughly characterise the sandstones, marbles and metals composing the most highlighted section of the main facade and identified the most relevant pollutants that are damaging the appearance of this historical building.

Evaluating the use of standoff LIBS in architectural heritage: surveying the Cathedral of Málaga
I. Gaona, P. Lucena, J. Moros, F. J. Fortes, S. Guirado, J. Serrano and   J. J. Laserna 
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 810-820
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50069A

The inside front cover of this issue introduces the work of Detlef Gunther and colleagues at the Swiss Federal institute of Technology, ETH, Switzerland. In their paper, the researchers used laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for quantitative analysis of element content in solid material. In particular, they designed and optimised a large-capacity gas exchange device (Q-GED) and demonstrated its efficiency on large stalagmite samples.

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

Along with the new covers of the issue, here are some selected HOT articles free for you to enjoy until June 10th. Click on the links below:

Trace element analysis of human urine collected after administration of Gd-based MRI contrast agents: characterizing spectral interferences using inorganic mass spectrometry
Amy J. Steuerwald, Patrick J. Parsons, John G. Arnason, Zhen Chen, C. Matthew Petersond and   Germaine M. Buck Louis  
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 821-830
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30331D

Comparative oxidation state specific analysis of arsenic species by high-performance liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry and hydride generation-cryotrapping-atomic absorption spectrometry
Jenna M. Currier, R. Jesse Saunders, Lan Ding, Wanda Bodnar, Peter Cable, Tomáš Matoušek, John T. Creed and   Miroslav Stýblo
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 843-852
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30380B

Platinum stable isotope ratio measurements by double-spike multiple collector ICPMS
John Creech, Joel Baker, Monica Handler, Martin Schiller and   Martin Bizzarro  
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 853-865
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50022E

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JAAS Issue 5 now online!

The latest issue of JAAS  is now online! Take a look at our great covers and read all about the new research behind them. We also have some HOT papers free for you to enjoy.

The outside front cover shows the work of JAAS Editorial Board Member Martín Resano and colleagues at the University of Zaragoza, Spain. In their paper, the researchers propose a direct analysis of carbon nanotubes using solid sampling high-resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry.

Simultaneous determination of Co, Fe, Ni and Pb in carbon nanotubes by means of solid sampling high-resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry
Martín Resano ,  Eduardo Bolea-Fernández ,  Engracia Mozas ,  María R. Flórez ,  Patricia Grinberg and Ralph E. Sturgeon
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 657-665
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30377B

Our inside front cover showcases work previously featured in our recent JAAS Web Collection on Atomic Spectrometry in Biomedical Science.

Kaori Shigeta at the Tokyo Institute of Technology and colleagues at BAM federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany, report the sample introduction of single selenized yeast cells by microdroplet generation into a ICP-sector field mass spectrometer for label free detection of trace elements.

Sample introduction of single selenized yeast cells (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) by micro droplet generation into an ICP-sector field mass spectrometer for label-free detection of trace elements
Kaori Shigeta ,  Gunda Koellensperger ,  Evelyn Rampler ,  Heike Traub ,  Lothar Rottmann ,  Ulrich Panne ,  Akitoshi Okino and Norbert Jakubowski
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 637-645
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30370E

Along with our new covers, here are the HOT papers featured in this issues. These articles will be free to read until May 13th. Have a read now!

Application of a micro-droplet generator for an ICP-sector field mass spectrometer – optimization and analytical characterization
Kaori Shigeta ,  Heike Traub ,  Ulrich Panne ,  Akitoshi Okino ,  Lothar Rottmann and Norbert Jakubowski
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 646-656
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30207A

235 U–231Pa age dating of uranium materials for nuclear forensic investigations
Gary R. Eppich ,  Ross W. Williams ,  Amy M. Gaffney and Kerri C. Schorzman
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 666-674
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA50041A

Isotopic analysis of Cu in serum samples for diagnosis of Wilson’s disease: a pilot study
Maite Aramendía ,  Luis Rello ,  Martín Resano and Frank Vanhaecke
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 675-681
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30349G

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JAAS Issue 4 now online

Kim et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 460-467

The fourth issue of JAAS is now available online! Take a look at our two new covers and read all about the innovative research behind them. The outside front cover showcases the work of Sungho Jeong and his group from the Gwangju Institute of Technology in Korea.  The researchers report the enhanced performance of LIBS measurement by using an air and argon (Ar) jet for the analysis of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) thin films.

Influence of Ar buffer gas on the LIBS signal of thin CIGS films
Chan-Kyu Kim ,  Jung-Hwan In ,  Seok-Hee Lee and Sungho Jeong
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013,28, 460-467
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30297G

Cho and Lim, J. Anal. At. Spetrom., 2013, 28, 468-472

Our colourful inside front cover gives a snapshot of a study from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. David Balslev-Clausen and colleagues propose a high performance alternative to routine laboratory mass spectrometry for isotopic geochemical analyses. In this work, they use a flash combustion Cavity Ring Down Spectrometer system to investigate 13C/12C of organic carbon in geological material, suggesting that laser based isotope techniques can be efficiently used in geochemistry.

Precise and accurate δ13C analysis of rock samples using Flash Combustion–Cavity Ring Down Laser Spectroscopy
David Balslev-Clausen ,  Tais W. Dahl ,  Nabil Saad and Minik T. Rosing
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 516-523
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30240C

In addition, this new issue features work presented at the 2012 Asia Pacific Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, held in Jeju Island, South Korea:

The selected papers listed below show the latest developments in spectrochemical analysis including inductively coupled plasma (ICP) and laser-assisted analytical techniques. To know more, please click on the links below. These papers will be free to read until April 4th.

Determination of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tagged with TiO2 nanoparticles using ICP-MS
H. K. Cho and H. B. Lim
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 468-472
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30299G

Reproducibility of CIGS thin film analysis by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
Jung-Hwan In ,  Chan-Kyu Kim ,  Seok-Hee Lee and Sungho Jeong
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 473-481
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30298A

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

UV-induced atomization of gaseous mercury hydrides for atomic fluorescence spectrometric detection of inorganic and organic mercury after high performance liquid chromatographic separation
Ke Huang ,  Kailai Xu ,  Xiandeng Hou ,  Yun Jia ,  Chengbin Zheng and Lu Yang
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 510-515
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30363B

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JAAS issue 3 now online

JAAS Front Cover, Issue 3, 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

JAAS Inside front cover, Issue 3, 2013

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!

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.

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

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

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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Welcome to issue 1 of JAAS 2013!

The first issue of JAAS for 2013 is finally online!

To start with, our editorial from the JAAS Editor May Copsey and the Chair of JAAS Editorial Board Frank Vanhaecke, summaries the great success of JAAS in promoting the most recent advances in the field of atomic and elemental analytical techniques in a wide range of applications.

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Alfeld et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 40-51

Then we have these new interesting covers for you to enjoy the beginning of the year.

The Rembrandt painting “An old man in military costume”, from the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, features the outside front cover of this issue.  Matthias Wilhelm Alfeld and his group from the University of Antwerp created a “free impression” of a previously discovered hidden portrait, by using a mobile X-ray tube based system and two synchrotron-based setups. The full-scale mock-up of the painting obtained reproduces as closely as possible the pigments and the stratigraphy of the original painting.

Revealing hidden paint layers in oil paintings by means of scanning macro-XRF: a mock-up study based on Rembrandt’s “An old man in military costume”
Matthias Alfeld, Wout De Nolf, Simone Cagno, Karen Appel, D. Peter Siddons, Anthony Kuczewski, Koen Janssens, Joris Dik, Karen Trentelman, Marc Walton and Andrea Sartorius
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 40-51
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30119A

JAAS Issue 1

Luu et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 67-76

Our inside front cover comes from the work of Tu-Hann Luu end co-workers, from the Sorbonne University, Paris. This study reports a detailed analytical method for high precision in situ Mg isotopic measurements, which can be applied to meteoritic samples to precisely define their period of formation.

High precision Mg isotope measurements of meteoritic samples by secondary ion mass spectrometry
Tu-Han Luu, Marc Chaussidon, Ritesh Kumar Mishra, Claire Rollion-Bard, Johan Villeneuve, Gopalan Srinivasan and Jean-Louis Birck
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 67-76
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30187C

And now, take a look at these selected HOT articles for you, free to read until December 21st:

Accurate determination of S in organic matrices using isotope dilution ICP-MS/MS
Lieve Balcaen, Glenn Woods, Martín Resano and Frank Vanhaecke
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 33-39
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30265A

Statistical bias in isotope ratios
Christopher D. Coath, Robert C. J. Steele and W. Fred Lunnon
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 52-58
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10205F

Investigation at the nanometre scale on the corrosion mechanisms of archaeological ferrous artefacts by STXM
A. Michelin, E. Drouet, E. Foy, J. J. Dynes, D. Neff and P. Dillmann
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 59-66
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30250K

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