ICP Spectrometry instrumentation is housed in a purpose built laboratory within the Charles E Fipke center for Innovative Research - The first laboratory building in Canada to achieve a five Green Globe rating for sustainability via the utilization of Geo-exchange technology for heating and cooling, An environmentally sustainable design that meets LEED Platinum standards.
ThermoFisher iCAP 6000 ICP-AES – is used for trace element analysis of aqueous samples in the ppb to ppm concentration range. Equipped with an CETAC ASX520 autosampler. Robust and capable of high sample throughput.
Agilent 8900 Triple Quadrupole ICP-MS
This new 2nd generation 8900 ICP-QQQ offers a range of configurations to cover applications from routine analysis to advanced research and high performance materials analysis. Some advantages of the QQQ system include:
This new 2nd generation 8900 ICP-QQQ offers a range of configurations to cover applications from routine analysis to advanced research and high performance materials analysis. Some advantages of the QQQ system include:
- Controlled reaction chemistry for consistent, reliable results
- Resolution of isobaric overlaps, beyond capability of high-resolution ICP-MS
- Lowest detection limits, even for previously difficult elements such as S, Si, P
- 4-channel cell gas control
- Unique precursor/product ion scan modes clarify reaction processes
- Monitor lower levels of ultra-trace contaminants in bulk chemicals and wafer processing baths
- Characterize nanoparticles in complex environmental, food and biological samples, even at the sub-50 nanometer scale
- Measure selenium, arsenic and arsenic speciation with better accuracy at lower levels
Photon Machines Analyte 193 Excimer laser – is used for laser ablation sample introduction to either of the two ICP-MS instruments. The laser delivers nanosecond pulses of 193 nm laser light that can be focused onto spots as small as 4 µm in diameter on a solid sample surface, in the process producing aerosols that are delivered to the ICP-MS. A separate computer workstation is used for post-acquisition processing of laser ablation data via Glitter software. Glitter enables the user to easily view laser ablation data and select the best portions for calculation of isotope ratios or element concentrations.
