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INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA‐MASS SPECTROMETRY FOR THE ANALYSIS OF ANCIENT METALS *
Author(s) -
YOUNG S. M. M.,
BUDD P.,
HAGGERTY R.,
POLLARD A. M.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
archaeometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1475-4754
pISSN - 0003-813X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4754.1997.tb00814.x
Subject(s) - inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry , mass spectrometry , elemental analysis , inductively coupled plasma , instrumentation (computer programming) , isotope dilution , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemistry , sample preparation , environmental chemistry , plasma , chromatography , computer science , physics , inorganic chemistry , quantum mechanics , operating system
Inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometry (ICP‐MS) is a relatively new analytical technique, growing in popularity, that offers many advantages over previously available instrumentation for the measurement of both the elemental and isotopic composition of metallic antiquities. The application of this method of analysis to archaeological metalwork is discussed and the technique compared with other methods of analysis commonly used in archaeometallurgy. Particular attention is drawn to the potential pitfalls and difficulties associated with ICP‐MS and the need for extremely careful sample preparation and instrument operation.