Issue 12, 2006

Atomic spectrometry timeline, indicating development and use of key techniques and methods. Projected hot application areas of metallomics, elemental imaging and radioisotopes are denoted on the far right.  Image by M. Perkins and D. W. Koppenaal, reproduced by permission of PNNL.

Issue 11, 2006

Simulated X-ray standing wave intensity inside a 70 nm silicon layer on a germanium substrate for various angles of incidence.  Reproduced by permission of M. Kramer.

Issue 11, 2006 Inside Cover

A 3-dimensional figure of the metal binding centre of cytochrome c oxidase.  Reproduced by permission of G. Kollensperger.

Issue 10, 2006

The whole active area of a blot membrane can be ablated completely by a laser in a single run.  Detection of 31p+ in phosphorylated proteins by high resolution sector field ICP-MS is presented in a first application.  Reproduced by permission of N. Jakubowski and sponsored by Thermo Electron GmbH, Germany.

Issue 9, 2006

Main image shows pairs of surviving droplets in a typical double exposure out-of-focus image from the analytical zone of a 1400-W Ar ICP. The pictorial at the bottom illustrates the fringe counting process step-by-step.  Reproduced by permission of A. Montaser.

Issue 8, 2006

Illustration depicts a new AAS technique, with high resolution and a continuum source, represented by a rainbow.  Image reproduced by permission of A. J. Curtius and D. L. G. Borges.

Issue 7, 2006

Illustration is a close-up of the plasma discharge in a plasma ball.

Issue 6, 2006

Illustration is a close-up of the plasma discharge in a plasma ball.

Issue 5, 2006

Illustration is a close-up of the plasma discharge in a plasma ball.

Issue 4, 2006

Artwork depicts ultratrace analysis of Sarin and VX hydrolyzates by HPLC-ICP-MS.  Image reproduced by permission of Joseph Caruso.

Issue 3, 2006

Artwork shows a raw intensity pattern of selected echelle orders and the corresponding absorption spectrum of phosphorus monoxide around 247 nm.  Image reproduced by permission of Uwe Hietmann.

Issue 2, 2006

Artwork illustrates sample introduction to an inductively coupled plasma by direct injection nebulisation.  Image by Tom Eriksson, and reproduced by permission of Erik Bjorn.

Issue 1, 2006

Research provides evidence for the presence of two new thio-arsenosugars in bivalve and algal samples.  Image reproduced by permission of iStockphotos and S. Pergantis.