A surface ionization-diffusion-type ionization source that uses a rhenium filament overpiated with platinum has been developed and optimized for 0.5-to 2-ng plutonium samples. This source is capable of measuring the 24O Pu/ 239 Pu atom iatio in nuclear-test-debris samples to 0.15% precision and accuracy at the 95% confidence level.
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