Application

High-resolution mass spectrometry element mapping technology, based on femtosecond laser ablation ICP-MS (fsLA-ICP-MS), femtosecond laser ablation ICP time-of-flight MS (fsLA-ICP-TOF-MS), LIBS, and micro-XRF imaging techniques, enables micro- to submicron-scale visualization of elemental distributions across sample surfaces. This technology is applicable not only to investigating internal compositional zoning and inclusion distributions in single mineral grains (e.g., quartz, pyrite), but also to precisely analyzing metal metabolic pathways in biological tissue sections, elemental uptake by plant roots, and spatial distributions of contaminants in environmental films such as DGT (diffusive gradients in thin films). By directly correlating chemical composition with spatial structure, it serves as a powerful tool for addressing interdisciplinary micro-scale mechanisms in ore genesis, environmental toxicology, and biogeochemical cycling.