New advances in inductively coupled plasma – mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for routine measurements in the nuclear industry

J. Wacker

doi:10.1023/a:1013202206031

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volume/Issue:: Volume 249: Issue 1

New advances in inductively coupled plasma – mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for routine measurements in the nuclear industry

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J. Wacker

J. Wacker Battelle PNNL PO Box 999 Richland WA USA

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Pages:: 103–108

Online Publication Date:: 29 Oct 2004

Publication Date:: 01 Jul 2001

Article Category:: Research Article

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1013202206031

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Abstract

Traditional methods of quantitation of radioactive isotopes includeradioactivity counting and thermal ion mass spectrometry (TIMS). These techniquesrequire extensive matrix separation and sample purification methods beforeunequivocal identification of specific isotopes and their relative abundanceis possible. Counting techniques become very time consuming when the half-lifeof the target analyte is very long or the concentration of the analyte low.Atom counting using ICP-MS meets the nuclear industry requirements for manyactinides and their daughter products. Recent improvements in quadrupole ICP-MSsignal-to-background have resulted in attogram mass detection capability andimproved analysis of shorter half-life isotopes.

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Journal of Radionalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
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