Resonance ionization mass spectroscopy for trace determination of plutonium in environmental samples

Erdmann, N.; Herrmann, G.; Huber, G.; Köhler, Stefan; Kratz, J. V.; Mansel, A.; Nunnemann, M.; Passler, G.; Trautmann, Ν.; Turchin, A. V.; Waldek, Α.

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“…Other mass spectrometric techniques such as resonance ionization mass spectrometry (RIMS) [26][27][28][29] and accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) [30][31][32] possess high isotope selectivity for an extreme ultratrace and isotope analysis of, in particular, radiotoxic isotopes ( 14 C, 41 Ca, 90 Sr, 99 Tc, 210 Pb, 236 U and plutonium isotopes) in the environment, cosmochemistry, radiodating, nutrition and biomedical research. For example, a minimum detectable isotopic ratio for 129 I/ 127 I of about 10 −12 can be achieved by AMS [33].…”

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Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and laser ablation ICP-MS for isotope analysis of long-lived radionuclides

Becker

2005

International Journal of Mass Spectrometry

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Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and laser ablation ICP-MS for isotope analysis of long-lived radionuclides

Becker

2005

International Journal of Mass Spectrometry

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“…In this way rather complete isobaric suppression and good overall efficiency is obtained and the technique is used successfully and almost routinely for analytical and spectroscopic investigations on atoms, e.g. in the range of the actinides 6,7) or for molecular trace gas analysis. We shall limit ourselves here to applications on atomic species, where a further important application of RIMS concerns the production of isobarically pure ion beams at on-line mass separator facilities.…”

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Ultra Trace Isotope Determination in Environmental, Bio-Medical and Fundamental Research by High Resolution Laser-Mass Spectrometry

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Geppert²,

Miyabe³

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Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

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“…All these limitations have made it easy of ICP-MS to be considered as a universal and extremely sensitive analytical method for the isotope analysis of long-lived radionuclides. The other mass spectrometric techniques like resonance ionization mass spectrometry (RIMS) [92][93][94][95] and accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) [96][97][98] can be used for ultratrace and isotope analysis of different raidonuclides including the radiotoxic isotopes like 14 C, 41 Ca, 90 Sr, 99 Tc, 210 Pb, 236 U and Pu and these analysis have extensive applications in various fields like environment, cosmochemistry, radiodating, nutrition and biomedical research. Taylor et al [99] developed a rapid method determination of 90 Sr in natural water, plant and sediment samples using extraction chromatography and dynamic reaction cell ICP-MS.…”

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Mass Spectrometry: A Boon to Nuclear Industry

Ramkumar¹

2014

J Anal Bioanal Tech

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What is Mass Spectrometry?Mass spectrometry is analytical instrument which has been used for more than a century with its initial work on mass charge ratio being carried out by W. Wien, J.J. Thomson, and other physicists [1]. Mass Spectroscopy is an analytical laboratory technique to separate the components of a sample by their mass. The sample is vaporized into a gas and then ionized. The ions are then accelerated through a potential difference and focused into a beam. The ion beam passes through a magnetic field which bends the charged stream. Lighter components or components with more ionic charge will deflect in the field more than heavier or less charged components. A detector counts the number of ions at different deflections and the data can be plotted as a 'spectrum' of different masses. Therefore it is clear that mass spectrometer performs a simple measurement that of mass. The earlier work in the measurement of mass had led to the discovery of isotopes and it was in the 1930s that these measurements were correlated to the chemical structures and therefore were used extensively for biological applications for the characterization of natural products. Further progress in the field of mass spectrometry including isotopic labeling methods, hyphenated techniques and softer ionization methods made it an ideal tool for the analysis of macromolecules [2]. With the various fields that employ mass spectrometry growing in number, nuclear industry is also an important area wherein applications of mass spectrometry exist. Chronological Development in Mass spectrometryThe earliest mass spectrometry was in 1897 with the discovery of electrons made by J.J.Thomson. Around 1919, the observation studies of isotopes using mass spectrometry were carried out by F.W. Aston created a mass spectrometer in which ions were dispersed by mass and focused by velocity. This design improved the mass spectrometer resolving power by an order of magnitude compared to that achieved by AbstractMass spectrometry is a versatile technique that is used for the determination of elements at the trace and ultratrace level along with the isotope ratios. The accuracy in the quantification of isotope ratios of radionuclides is essential for environmental monitoring, migration studies, dating, determination of burn-up of fuel, nuclear material accounting and radioactive waste control. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is advantageous due to its outstanding sensitivity, precision and good accuracy for isotope ratio measurements and enhanced figures of merit for the determination of isotope ratio measurements. These advantages can be enhanced by various other variations of ICP-MS like the use of a multiple ion collector device (MC-ICP-MS). The review gives an idea of the various applications in the nuclear field and touches upon some of the important elements used in nuclear industry.

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Resonance ionization mass spectroscopy for trace determination of plutonium in environmental samples

Cited by 36 publications

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Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and laser ablation ICP-MS for isotope analysis of long-lived radionuclides

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and laser ablation ICP-MS for isotope analysis of long-lived radionuclides

Ultra Trace Isotope Determination in Environmental, Bio-Medical and Fundamental Research by High Resolution Laser-Mass Spectrometry

Mass Spectrometry: A Boon to Nuclear Industry

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