Table 3 Operational conditions used for LA-ICP-MS experiments.
From: Metal concentrations and distributions in the human olfactory bulb in Parkinson’s disease
Sample introduction | System parameters | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Radio-frequency power | 1350 W | Laser ablation system | RESOlution |
Nebulizer gas flow (Ar) | 0.6 L min−1 | Ablation mode | Line scans |
Auxiliary gas flow (Ar) | 1.2 L min−1 | Wavelength | 193 nm |
Plasma gas flow (Ar) | 15 L min−1 | Repetition frequency | 5 Hz |
Makeup gas flow (He) | 0.5 L min−1 | Laser pulse duration | 5 ns |
Makeup gas flow (N) | 0.006 L min−1 | Laser power | 0.02 mJ |
Laser fluence | 1.024 J/cm2 | ||
Olfactory bulb scans | |||
Laser beam diameter | 50 µm | ||
Scan speed | 50 µm s−1 | ||
Distance between lines | 20 µm | ||
