LA-ICPMS (laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry): examples of a versatile technique for elemental and isotopic analysis and what the future holds

Speaker:  Professor Charlotte Allen, Director of Central Analytical Research Facility (CARF), QUT

Abstract:  The Central Analytical Research Facility (CARF) is a facility developed to house a range of instrumentation and expertise under one roof.  Using LA-ICPMS as an example of one analytical tool housed in CARF, I will reveal what the technique is good for, and where it might fail.

Bio:  Charlotte Allen is a geologist who has become more and more involved in analyses of geological and other materials.  After 21 years working as a technical expert at ANU, she came to QUT 10 years ago to head up the Elements and Isotopes lab.  She has been CARF director since 2020.  Her speciality is isotope geochemistry especially around LA-ICPMS or laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry which is appropriate for analysing solid materials in situ at the 10s of micron scale.