High Mass Resolution fs-LIMS Imaging and Manifold Learning Reveal Insight Into Chemical Diversity of the 1.88 Ga Gunflint Chert

Lukmanov, Rustam A.; de Koning, Coenraad; Keresztes Schmidt, Peter; Wacey, David; Ligterink, Niels F. W.; Gruchola, Salome; Grimaudo, Valentine; Neubeck, Anna; Riedo, Andreas; Tulej, Marek; Wurz, Peter (2022). High Mass Resolution fs-LIMS Imaging and Manifold Learning Reveal Insight Into Chemical Diversity of the 1.88 Ga Gunflint Chert. Frontiers in space technologies, 3 Frontiers 10.3389/frspt.2022.718943

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Extraction of useful information from unstructured, large and complex mass spectrometric signals is a challenge in many application fields of mass spectrometry. Therefore, new data analysis approaches are required to help uncover the complexity of such signals. In this contribution, we examined the chemical composition of the 1.88 Ga Gunflint chert using the newly developed high mass resolution laser ionization mass spectrometer (fs-LIMS-GT). We report results on the following: 1) mass-spectrometric multi-element imaging of the Gunflint chert sample; and 2) identification of multiple chemical entities from spatial mass spectrometric data utilizing nonlinear dimensionality reduction and spectral similarity networks. The analysis of 40′000 mass spectra reveals the presence of chemical heterogeneity (seven minor compounds) and two large clusters of spectra registered from the organic material and inorganic host mineral. Our results show the utility of fs-LIMS imaging in combination with manifold learning methods in studying chemically diverse samples.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute > Space Research and Planetary Sciences
08 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute

UniBE Contributor:

Lukmanov, Rustam, de Koning, Coenraad Pieter, Keresztes Schmidt, Peter, Ligterink, Niels Frank Willem, Gruchola, Salome Noemi, Riedo, Valentine, Riedo, Andreas, Tulej, Marek, Wurz, Peter

Subjects:

500 Science > 520 Astronomy
600 Technology > 620 Engineering

ISSN:

2673-5075

Publisher:

Frontiers

Language:

English

Submitter:

Dora Ursula Zimmerer

Date Deposited:

07 Jun 2022 15:12

Last Modified:

10 Aug 2024 22:28

Publisher DOI:

10.3389/frspt.2022.718943

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/170390

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/170390

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