Book description
Edited by a very well-known and respected scientist in the field, this
excellent practical guide is the first to cover the fundamentals and a
wide range of applications, as well as showing readers how to
efficiently use this increasingly important technique.
A must-have guide for newcomers as well as established scientists
seeking an overview of ICP-MS.
Frank Vanhaecke (?1966) is Professor in Analytical Chemistry at Ghent
University (Belgium), where he leads the 'Atomic & Mass Spectrometry
& A&MS' research unit that focuses on the determination,
speciation and isotopic analysis of (trace) elements via ICP-mass
spectrometry (ICPMS).One of the specific topics studied, is isotope
ratio determination using single- and multi-collector ICP-MS in the
context of elemental assay via isotope dilution, tracer experiments with
stable isotopes and the use of small natural variations in the isotopic
composition of metals and metalloids for provenance determination and
for obtaining better insight into biological, environmental and
geological problems. Frank is (co-)author of some 200 scientific papers
in international journals, 15 book chapters and more than 350 conference
presentations and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry RSC. In
2011, he received a 'European Award for Plasma Spectrochemistry' for his
contributions to the field.
Patrick Degryse (?1974) is Professor of Archaeometry at the department
of Earth and Environmental Sciences and director of the Centre for
Archaeological Sciences at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium).
His main research efforts focus on the use of mineral raw materials in
ancient ceramic, glass, metal and building stone production, using
petrographical, mineralogical and isotope geochemical techniques. He
teaches geology, geochemistry, archaeometry and natural sciences in
archaeology, and outside the lab is active in several field projects in
the eastern Mediterranean. Patrick is author of over 100 scientific
papers in international journals, conference proceedings and books and
is an A. von Humboldt Fellow and European Research Council Grantee.
