Investigation of tantalum sodium lead borate glass using laser ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (LITOF-MS)

Authors

Siri Erickson-Green, Macalester CollegeFollow

Abstract

Laser ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (LITOF-MS) is a spectrometry method which can measure, with exceptional accuracy, the composition of ions within a glass system. Additionally, unlike other spectroscopy and spectrometry methods, this technique allows insight into the abundance of each kind of ion within a given glass system. This specific project tackled the topic of tantalum-doped sodium and lead borate glasses, as sodium and lead borate glasses doped with a transition metal is a topic which has not been thoroughly explored. Our group synthesized such a glass and was able to use LITOF-MS to gain insights into how the glass structure of said glass differs from conventional lead borate glass.

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Recommended Citation

Erickson-Green, Siri (2024) "Investigation of tantalum sodium lead borate glass using laser ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (LITOF-MS)," Macalester Journal of Physics and Astronomy: Vol. 12: Iss. 1, Article 8.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/mjpa/vol12/iss1/8