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Volume 34, Number 6 (2018)

Cover illustration of this month"A Rapid and Precise Determination of Boron Isotope Ratio in Water and Carbonate Samples by Multiple Collector ICP-MS" by Masaharu TANIMIZU, Kazuya NAGAISHI, and Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA (p.667). See larger image


Hot Articles − Volume 34, Number 6 (2018)

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Evaluation of the Kinetic Property of Single-Molecule Junctions by Tunneling Current Measurements
Takanori HARASHIMA, Yusuke HASEGAWA, Manabu KIGUCHI, and Tomoaki NISHINO
Keywords: Single molecule, machine learning, scanning tunneling microscopy, hidden Markov model, molecular junction
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 639.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18C011

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A Rapid and Precise Determination of Boron Isotope Ratio in Water and Carbonate Samples by Multiple Collector ICP-MS
Masaharu TANIMIZU, Kazuya NAGAISHI, and Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA
Keywords: Isotope ratio, boron, mass discrimination, memory effect, multiple collector ICP-MS
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 667.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18SBP05

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Determination of Fluorine Chemical Structure in Slag by Thermal Hydrolysis He-MIP-OES
Michihiro AIMOTO, Shun-ichi HAYASHI, Kazuko YAMAMOTO, Masaki OHATA, and Yukio OKAMOTO
Keywords: Microwave induced He plasma (He-MIP), Okamoto cavity, optical emission spectrometry, thermal hydrolysis, fluorine compounds, slag
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 675.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18SBP13


Table of Contents − Volume 34, Number 6 (2018)

Analytical Sciences Editorial Board Members: Biographies
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 637.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.biography1806

Rapid Communications

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Evaluation of the Kinetic Property of Single-Molecule Junctions by Tunneling Current Measurements
Takanori HARASHIMA, Yusuke HASEGAWA, Manabu KIGUCHI, and Tomoaki NISHINO
Keywords: Single molecule, machine learning, scanning tunneling microscopy, hidden Markov model, molecular junction
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 639.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18C011
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Special Issue: Frontiers of Plasma Spectrochemistry in Analytical Chemistry

Guest Editorial

“Frontiers of Plasma Spectrochemistry in Analytical Chemistry”
Koichi Chiba, Atsuko Shinohara, and Tomonari Umemura
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 643.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18GE006

Reviews

Stable Isotope Composition of Metal Elements in Biological Samples as Tracers for Element Metabolism
Yu-ki TANAKA and Takafumi HIRATA
Keywords: Isotope ratio, MC-ICPMS, metallomics, biomarker, essential elements
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 645.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18SBR02
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Research Progress on Gas to Particle Conversion–Gas Exchange ICP-MS for Direct Analysis of Ultra-trace Metallic Compound Gas
Masaki OHATA and Kohei NISHIGUCHI
Keywords: Gas to particle conversion device (GPD), gas exchange device (GED), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), metallic compound gas, gaseous mercury (Hg), direct analysis, real-time monitoring
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 657.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18SBR01
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Original Papers

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A Rapid and Precise Determination of Boron Isotope Ratio in Water and Carbonate Samples by Multiple Collector ICP-MS
Masaharu TANIMIZU, Kazuya NAGAISHI, and Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA
Keywords: Isotope ratio, boron, mass discrimination, memory effect, multiple collector ICP-MS
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 667.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18SBP05
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Determination of Fluorine Chemical Structure in Slag by Thermal Hydrolysis He-MIP-OES
Michihiro AIMOTO, Shun-ichi HAYASHI, Kazuko YAMAMOTO, Masaki OHATA, and Yukio OKAMOTO
Keywords: Microwave induced He plasma (He-MIP), Okamoto cavity, optical emission spectrometry, thermal hydrolysis, fluorine compounds, slag
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 675.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18SBP13
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Determination of Rubidium by ID-ICP-QMS/QMS with Fluoromethane as the Reaction Cell Gas to Separate Spectral Interference from Strontium
Yanbei ZHU, Kazumi NAKANO, and Yasuyuki SHIKAMORI
Keywords: ID-ICP-QMS/QMS, spectral interference, CH3F, reaction cell gas, Rb, Sr
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 681.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.17SBP01
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Determination of Inorganic Arsenic in Grape Products Using HPLC-ICP-MS
Tomohiro NARUKAWA, Takahiro IWAI, and Koichi CHIBA
Keywords: Arsenic speciation, inorganic arsenic, HPLC-ICP-MS, juice sample, grape products
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 687.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18SBP02
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Quantitative Analysis of Major and Minor Elements in Lead-free Solder Chip by LA-ICP-MS
Koyo IDO, Hideyuki OBAYASHI, Yanbei ZHU, Takafumi HIRATA, Akiko HOKURA, Naoko NONOSE, and Kazumi INAGAKI
Keywords: LA-ICP-MS, fractionation, quantitative analysis, solder, matrix match
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 693.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18SBP07
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Applications and Uncertainty Estimation of Single Level Standard Addition Method ICP-MS for Elemental Analysis in Various Matrix
Yanbei ZHU, Kazumi NAKANO, Zhongyuan WANG, Yasuyuki SHIKAMORI, Koichi CHIBA, Takayoshi KUROIWA, Akiharu HIOKI, and Kazumi INAGAKI
Keywords: ICP-MS, matrix effect, standard addition, internal standard, uncertainty
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 701.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18SBP09
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Double-Viewing-Position Single-Particle Inductively Coupled Plasma–Atomic Emission Spectrometry for the Selection of ICP Sampling Position in SP-ICP Measurements
Ka-Him CHUN, Hua ZHANG, and Wing-Tat CHAN
Keywords: ICP-AES, single-particle measurement, viewing position, sampling depth, boiling point, gas temperature
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 711.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18SBP11
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Determination of Minor and Trace Metals in Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by ICP-AES; Evaluation of the Uncertainty and Limit of Quantitation from Interlaboratory Testing
Michihisa UEMOTO, Masanori MAKINO, Yuji OTA, Hiromi SAKAGUCHI, Yukari SHIMIZU, and Kazuhiro SATO
Keywords: Aluminum alloy, ICP-AES, accuracy, trueness, precision, uncertainty, limit of quantitation, interlaboratory testing
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 719.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18SBP14
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Notes

Copper Speciation for Natural Water by On-site Sample Treatment/Solid-phase Extraction/Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
Tomoki YABUTANI, Shingo KISHIBE, Miki KAMIMURA, Kosuke NOZOE, Yohei YAMADA, and Toshio TAKAYANAGI
Keywords: Copper, seawater, redox speciation, ICP-MS
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 725.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18SBP08
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Forensic Discrimination of Concrete Pieces by Elemental Analysis of Acid-soluble Component with Inductively Coupled Plasma–Mass Spectrometry
Masaaki KASAMATSU, Takao IGAWA, Shinichi SUZUKI, and Yasuhiro SUZUKI
Keywords: Concrete, elemental analysis, forensic discrimination, ICP-MS
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 729.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18SBN02
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Quantification of Trace Arsenic in Whole Blood by ICP-QMS/QMS
Junko SHIRATAKI, Kazuyuki FUJISAKI, Kouichi SAKAGUCHI, and Nobuyuki SATO
Keywords: Arsenic, whole blood, ICP-QMS/QMS, mass-shift
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 735.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18SBN03
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Examination of the Mass Transfer of Additive Elements in Barium Titanate Ceramics during Sintering Process by Laser Ablation ICP-MS
Daisuke SAKATE, Yoshiki IWAZAKI, Yoshiaki KON, Takaomi YOKOYAMA, and Masaki OHATA
Keywords: LA-ICP-MS, MLCC, BaTiO3, additive element, mass transfer
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 739.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18SBN04
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Evaluation of Relative Sensitivity Factors for Elemental Analysis of Aluminum and Magnesium Using Glow Discharge Mass Spectrometry with a Fast-Flow Grimm-type Ion Source
Kentaro YAMADA and Michihisa UEMOTO
Keywords: Glow discharge mass spectrometry, relative sensitivity factor, fast-flow grimm-type source, aluminum, magnesium
Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 743.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18SBN05
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Announcements

Analytical Sciences, 2018, 34(6), 747.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.announce1806