Patent ID: 11879850
Assignee: ELEMENTAL SCIENTIFIC, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for preparing a representative, homogeneous, and planarized sample from a solid sample for laser ablation, the method comprising:
removing portions of a solid sample with an abrasive sampling system, the abrasive sampling system including at least one of a plurality of abrasive particles configured to hold the portions of the solid sample on an abrasive substrate between the abrasive particles or a texturized surface configured to hold the portions of the solid sample on the texturized surface;
transferring the abrasive sampling system holding the portions of the solid sample to a laser ablation system; and
ablating the portions of the solid sample held by the abrasive sampling system with the laser ablation system.