Laser microprobe mass spectrometry

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006464",
  "term": "Laser microprobe mass spectrometry",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A mass spectrometry technique that uses a focused laser beam to ablate and ionize material from a microscopic region of a solid sample. The ions produced are then introduced into a mass spectrometer for analysis, providing elemental and molecular information with high spatial resolution. This method is closely related to laser desorption ionization.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "laser desorption ionization"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. 'Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1560 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/laser-microprobe-mass-spectrometry/"
}