CPC H01J 49/0409 (2013.01) [G01N 1/04 (2013.01); G01N 2001/045 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. 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;
introducing a coating to the sample holder system to cover at least a portion of the thin, solid sample in the taut configuration;
ablating a blank sample holder system with the laser ablation system to provide a blank sample, the blank sample holder system including the coating and having no portions of the thin, solid sample thereon;
transferring the sample holder system to a laser ablation system;
ablating at least a portion of the thin, solid sample in the taut configuration with the laser ablation system to provide an ablated sample;
analyzing the content of the blank sample via a sample analysis system;
generating a signal corresponding to the content of the blank sample;
analyzing content of the ablated sample via the sample analysis system;
generating a signal corresponding to the content of the ablated sample; and
subtracting the signal corresponding to the content of the blank sample from the signal corresponding to the content of the ablated sample.
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