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155.  M. W. Soyk, Q. Zhao, R. S. Houk, and E. R. Badman, "A Linear Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer with Versatile Control and Data Acquisition for Ion/Ion Reactions," J. Amer. Soc. Mass Spectrom., 2008 , published online DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2008.08.020

154.  D. C. Perdian, S. J. Bajic, D. P. Baldwin, and R. S. Houk, "Time-resolved Studies of Particle Effects in Laser Ablation ICP-MS Part II. Investigation of MO+ ions, Effect of Sample Morphology, Transport Gas, and Binding Agents," J. Anal. Atomic Spectrom., 2008, 23, 336-341.

153.  D. C. Perdian, S. J. Bajic, D. P. Baldwin, and R. S. Houk, "Time-resolved Studies of Particle Effects in Laser Ablation ICP-MS Part I. Investigation of Nanosecond and Femtosecond Pulse Width Lasers and Devices for Particle Size Selection," J. Anal. Atomic Spectrom., 2008, 23, 325-335.

152.  N. J. Saetveit, S. J. Bajic, D. P. Baldwin, and R. S. Houk, "Influence of Particle Size on Fractionation with Nanosecond and Femtosecond Laser Ablation in Brass by Online Differential Mobility Analysis and ICP-MS," J. Anal. Atomic Spectrom.., 2008, 23, 54-61.

151.  C. J. Choi, V. Anantharam, N. J. Saetveit, and R. S. Houk, A. Kanthasamy, A. G. Kanthasamy, "Normal Cellular Prion Protein Protects Against Manganese-Induced Oxidative Stress and Apoptotic Cell Death," Toxicological Sciences, 2007, 98, 495-509.

150.  P. G. Spry, A. Heimann, J. D. Messerly, R. S. Houk and G. S. Teale, "Discrimination of Metamorphic and Metasomatic Processes at the Broken Hill Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit, Australia: Rare Earth Element Signatures of Garnet-Rich Rocks," Economic Geology, 2007, 102, 471-494.

149.   N. B. Lentz and R. S. Houk, "Negative Ion Mode Electrospray Ionization MS Study of Ammonium-Counter Ion Clusters,"  J. Amer. Soc. Mass Spectrom., 2007, 18, 285-293.

148.   J. W. Ferguson and R. S. Houk, "High Resolution Studies of the Origins of Polyatomic Ions in ICP-MS.  I.  Identification Methods and Effects of Neutral Gas Density Assumptions, Extraction Voltage and Cone Material," Spectrochim. Acta Part B, 2006, 61, 905-915.

147.  H. B. Lim, D. Kim, T. Jung, R. S. Houk and Y. Kim, "A Radiofrequency Plasma in a PDMS Microchip," Anal. Chim. Acta 2005, 545, 119-121.

146.  S. Mukherjee, E. Rodrigues, D. B. Aeschliman, R. S. Houk, L. J. Palmer, M. A. Woodin, R. Weker and D. C. Christiani, “ Urinary Metal and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Biomarkers in Boilermakers Exposed to Metal Fume and Residual Oil Fly Ash,” Amer. J. Industrial Research 2005, 47, 484-493.

145.   S. J. Bajic, D. B. Aeschliman, N. J. Saetveit, D. P. Baldwin and R. S. Houk, “Analysis of Glass Fragments by Laser Ablation ICP-MS and Principal Components Analysis,” J. Forensic Sci. 2005, 50, 1123-1127.

144.  T. Hasan, D. Gazda, M. D. Porter and R. S. Houk, “On-Line Cleanup of Blanks for ICP-MS by Electrochemically Modulated Liquid Chromatography,” Analytica Chim. Acta.  2005, 537, 63-68.

143.  F. Li, D. W. Armstrong and R. S. Houk, “The Behavior of Bacteria in the ICP: Atomization and Production of Atomic Ions for MS,”  Anal. Chem., 2005, 77, 1407-1413.

142.  F. Li and R. S. Houk, “Controlled Dissolution for Elemental Analysis of Sample Layers by ICP-MS:  A Feasibility Study,” Appl. Spectrosc., 2004, 58, 776-783.

141.  D. B. Aeschliman, S. J. Bajic, D. P. Baldwin and R. S. Houk, “Multivariate Pattern Matching of Trace Elements in Solids by Laser Ablation ICP-MS:  Source Attribution and Diagnosis of Fractionation,” Anal. Chem 2004, 76, 3119-3125.

140.  B. Zhang, F. Li, R. S. Houk and D. W. Armstrong, “Pore Exclusion Chromatography – ICP-MS for Monitoring Elements in Bacteria:  A Study on Microbial Removal of Uranium from Aqueous Solution,”  Anal. Chem. 2003, 75, 6901-6905.

139.  J. Y. Kim, R. Hauser, M. P. Wand, R. F. Herrick, R. S. Houk, D. B. Aeschliman and D. C. Christiani, “Association of Expired Nitric Oxide with Urinary Metal Concentrations in Boilermakers Exposed to Residual Oil Fly Ash,” Amer. J. Industrial Medicine 2003, 44, 458-466.

138.  D. B. Aeschliman, S. J. Bajic, D. P. Baldwin and R. S. Houk, “High-Speed Digital Photographic Study of an ICP During Laser Ablation:  Comparison of Dried Solution Aerosols from a Microconcentric Nebulizer and Solid Particles from Laser Ablation,” J. Anal. Atomic Spectrom, 2003, 18, 1008-1014.

137.  F. Li, M. D. Byers and R. S. Houk, “Tandem Mass Spectrometry of Metal Nitrate Ions Produced by Electrospray Ionization,” J. Amer. Soc. Mass Spectrom., 2003, 14, 671-679.

136.  E. T. Luong, R. S. Houk, “Determination of Carbon Isotope Ratios in Amino Acids, Proteins and Oligosaccharides by ICP-MS,” J. Amer. Soc. Mass Spectrom., 2003, 14, 295-301.

135.  D. Aeschliman, D. P. Baldwin, S. Bajic, R. S. Houk, “Spatially-Resolved Analysis of Solids by Laser Ablation ICP-MS:  Trace Elemental Quantification Without Matrix-Matched Solid Standards,” J. Anal. Atomic Spectrom. 2003, 18, 872-877.

134.  R. S. Houk, “Elemental Speciation by ICP-MS with High Resolution Instruments,”Handbook of Elemental Speciation, R. Cornelis et al., Eds., Wiley, 2003, p. 378-416.   Published after peer review.

133.  Y.-i. Sung, H. B. Lim* and R. S. Houk, “Diagnostic Studies of a Low-Pressure ICP in Argon Using a Double Langmuir Probe,” J. Anal. Atomic Spectrom. 2002, 17, 565-569.

132.  J. Wang, R. Schoenherr and R. S. Houk, “Measurement of Trace Elements in Human Milk by Size Exclusion Chromatography – ICP-MS with a Hexapole Collision Cell,”Advances Mass Spectrom. 2001, 15, 317-329.  PUBLISHED IN 2002.

131.  H. Su, Y. Hou, R. S. Houk, G. L. Schrader and E. S. Yeung,* “Combinatorial Screening of Heterogeneous Catalysts in Selective Oxidation of Naphthalene by Laser-Induced Fluorescence Imaging,” Anal. Chem. 2001, 73, 4434-4440.

130.  R. S. Houk and N. Praphairaksit, "Dissociation of Polyatomic Ions in the ICP," Spectrochim. Acta B 2001, 56, 1069-1096.  Fassel Memorial Issue.

129.  Y. Zhai, N. Praphairaksit and R. S. Houk, “Comparison of Mass Spectrometric and Optical Measurements of Temperature and Electron Density in the ICP During Mass Spectrometric Sampling,” Spectrochim. Acta B 2001, 56, 1055-1067.  Fassel Memorial Issue.

128.  T. Hasan, N. Praphairaksit and R. S. Houk, “Low Flow, Externally Air-Cooled Torch for ICP-AES with Axial Viewing,” Spectrochim. Acta B 2001, 56, 409-418.

127.  J. Wang, D. Dreessen, D. R. Wiederin and R. S. Houk, “Measurement of Trace Elements in  Proteins Extracted from Liver by Size Exclusion Chromatography – ICP-MS with a  Magnetic Sector Mass Spectrometer,” Anal. Biochem. 2001, 288, 89-96.

126.  N. Praphairaksit and R. S. Houk, “Reduction of Mass Bias and Matrix Effects in ICP-MS with Supplemental Electrons in a Negative Extraction Lens,” Anal. Chem. 2000, 72, 4435-4440.

125.  N. Praphairaksit and R. S. Houk, “Reduction of Space Charge Effects in ICP-MS Using a Supplemental Electron Source Inside the Skimmer:  Ion Transmission and Mass Spectral Characteristics," Anal. Chem. 2000, 72, 2356-2361.

124.  N. Praphairaksit and R. S. Houk, “Attenuation of Matrix Effects in ICP-MS with a Supplemental Electron Source Inside the Skimmer,” Anal. Chem. 2000, 72, 2351-2356.

123.  N. Praphairaksit, D. R. Wiederin and R. S. Houk, “An Externally Air-Cooled Low Flow Torch for ICP-MS,” Spectrochim. Acta B  2000, 55, 1279-1293.

122.  M. H. Amad and R. S. Houk, “Mass Resolution of  11,000 to 22,000 with a Multiple Pass Quadrupole Mass Analyzer,” J. Amer. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 2000, 11, 407-415.

121.  Z. Du and R. S. Houk, “Attenuation of Metal Oxide Ions with Hydrogen in a Hexapole Collision Cell in ICP-MS,” J. Anal. Atomic Spectrom. 2000, 15, 383-388.

120.  S. Mollah, A. Pris, S. K. Johnson, A. B. Gwizdala and R. S. Houk, “Identification of Metal Cations, Metal Anions, Complexes and Complexing Agents by Electrospray Mass Spectrometry in the Negative Ion Mode,” Anal. Chem. 2000, 72, 985-991.