Elemental Mass Spectrometer with Laser Ablation Unit (LA-ICP-MS)

The hyphenated analytical LA-ICP-MS system consists of two components: a laser ablation unit (LA) for direct microsampling of solid materials, and an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) for the detection of practicaly all elements of the periodic table. The ICP-MS unit can also be separately used for elemental analysis of various solutions. LA-ICP-MS is an advanced instrument used for surface and depth microprofiling (mapping) of solid materials for trace and ultratrace element analysis and can be applied in different fields, such as material science R&D, farmaceutics, medicine, biology, archeology, forensics, geology, etc.

Responsible for equipment: PhD Martin Šala
URL: https://www.ki.si/odseki/d04-odsek-za-analizno-kemijo/
The hyphenated system LA-ICP-MS in accessible unlimited, except for the time, when it is already in use. The external users pay the price per hour, with or without the operator. Price (per hour) is based on the value of the system, running costs, service costs and consumable costs. The price of the operator is calculated according to the ARRS classification. Futher information available on site.