Considerations in the Application of Multiple Ion Counting for the Trace Analysis of Plutonium and Uranium Isotope Ratios Using Thermal Ionization and Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

Details Considerations in the Application of Multiple Ion Counting for the Trace Analysis of Plutonium and Uranium Isotope Ratios Using Thermal Ionization and Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry Considerations in the Application of Multiple Ion Counting for the Trace Analysis of Plutonium and Uranium Isotope Ratios Using Thermal Ionization and Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

Dec 2008

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American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2008, abstract #V13A-2079

Computer Science

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1040 Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry, 1094 Instruments And Techniques, 1115 Radioisotope Geochronology, 3694 Instruments And Techniques

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The use of simultaneous multiple-ion counting for the analysis of small samples of plutonium and uranium has been investigated using three different instruments, the ThermoElectron Neptune inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometer, the ThermoElectron Triton thermal ionization mass spectrometer, and the Isotopex Iso-T thermal ionization mass spectrometer. The Neptune and Triton instruments utilize identical multiple ion counter arrays, with ions impinging directly on the channeltron surface. The Isotopex instruments utilize a different style of channeltron detector. The most significant difference in the Isotopex detectors is the presence of a conversion dynode at the entrance to the channeltron. Results suggest that the performance of the ThermoElectron MIC system varies between the Neptune and Triton instruments, which probably reflects both differences in the inherent characteristics of plasma and thermal sources and the performance of the MICS themselves. Differences in performance and stability between the '"naked"' and conversion dynode equipped channeltrons on the two thermal ionization instruments support these observations. These differences suggest that different analytical approaches to calibration of the multiple-ion counters may be required. Differences in potential analytical strategies employing multiple ion counters on the different instruments, including calibration schemes, precision and accuracy limits, and analytical strategies that can be employed, will be discussed. Results from both thermal ionization and inductively-coupled plasma sources suggest that the dominant source of uncertainty in isotope ratio measurement using multiple ion counting shifts from counting limitations for very small signals to uncertainties in gain calibration and detector drift among the ion counters at higher count rates. These characteristics place limits on the applicability of multiple ion counters; results from mixed Faraday/multiple ion counting analysis will illustrate the potential to overcome some of these limitations.

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