Comparison of thermal ionization mass spectrometry and Multiple Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry for cesium isotope ratio measurements

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 64, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 1280-1286

  Isnard, H ^a   Granet, M ^a   Caussignac, C ^a   Ducarme, E ^a   Nonell, A ^a   Tran, B ^a   Chartier, F ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Cs; Isotope dilution; MC ICPMS; Nuclear fuel; TIMS

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FUELS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; IONIZATION; ISOTOPES; NUCLEAR FUELS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; SPENT FUELS; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ACCURACY; ISOTOPE DILUTIONS; MC-ICP-MS; MULTIPLE COLLECTOR INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIAL; THERMAL IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY; TIMS;

MASS SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 71849091727     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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