Mattauch-Herzog ICP-mass spectrometer

Recently, an ICP – mass spectrometer equipped wth a double-focusing sector field mass spectrometer of Mattauch-Herzog geometry was commercially introduced. The most important advantage of this set-up is that the entire elemental spectrum (from Li to U) can be monitored simultaneously owing to the use of a detector with 4800 miniaturized detector elements. After a systematic evaluation of its capabilities and limitations, the instrument will be deployed for applied research, e.g., in the domains of archaeometry and environmental chemistry – preferably in combination with laser ablation for sample introduction.