Systems and methods for securing fabric, paper, and film samples for analysis by laser ablation
AssigneeElemental Scientific, Inc.
InventorsDaniel R. Wiederin, Ross Coenen, Mark Casper
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for securing fabric, paper, and film samples for analysis by laser ablation. A method embodiment includes, but is not limited to, securing a thin, solid sample with a sample holder system, the sample holder system configured to hold the thin, solid sample in a taut configuration between a piston and a sample holder base; transferring the sample holder system to a laser ablation system; and ablating at least a portion of the thin, solid sample in the taut configuration with the laser ablation system to provide an ablated sample.
Claims20
A method for securing a thin, solid sample for laser ablation, the method comprising:
- securing a thin, solid sample with a sample holder system, the sample holder system configured to hold the thin, solid sample in a taut configuration between a piston and a sample holder base;
- transferring the sample holder system to a laser ablation system;
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- ablating at least a portion of the thin, solid sample in the taut configuration with the laser ablation system to provide an ablated sample.
A method for securing a thin, solid sample for laser ablation, the method comprising:
- directing a laser from a laser ablation system onto a thin, solid sample in a taut configuration held in a taut configuration by a sample holder system to provide an ablated sample, the sample holder system configured to hold the thin, solid sample in the taut configuration between a piston and a sample holder base;
- transferring the ablated sample via a carrier gas to a sample analysis system;
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- analyzing the content of the ablated sample with the sample analysis system.
A sample holder system for securing a thin, solid sample for analysis by laser ablation, the sample holder system comprising:
- a sample holder base defining an aperture via one or more sidewalls;
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- a piston having a projection with one or more sidewalls sized and dimensioned to fit within at least a portion of the aperture to secure a thin, solid sample between the one or more sidewalls of the sample holder base and the one or more sidewalls of the piston.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.