Ultra-trace determination of plutonium in urine samples using a compact accelerator mass spectrometry system operating at 300 kV

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiongxin Dai ◽  
Marcus Christl ◽  
Sheila Kramer-Tremblay ◽  
Hans-Arno Synal
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Urine Samples ◽  
Trace Determination ◽  
Mass Spectrometry System ◽  
Ultra Trace ◽  
System Operating

scholarly journals ULTRA-TRACE DETERMINATION OF NEPTUNIUM-237 AND PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES IN URINE SAMPLES BY COMPACT ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-130
Author(s):  
Xiongxin Dai ◽  
Marcus Christl ◽  
Sheila Kramer-Tremblay ◽  
Hans-Arno Synal
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Urine Samples ◽  
Nuclear Facilities ◽  
Plutonium Isotopes ◽  
Analytical Capability ◽  
Robust Techniques ◽  
Pu Isotopes ◽  
Ultra Trace

Ultra-trace analysis of actinides, such as Pu isotopes and 237Np, in bioassay samples is often needed for radiation protection programs at nuclear facilities. Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS), particularly the compact ETH Zurich system “Tandy”, has evolved over the years as one of the most sensitive, selective, and robust techniques for actinide analysis. Employment of the AMS technique can reduce the demands on sample preparation chemistry and increase sample analysis throughput, due to very low instrumental detection limit, high rejection of interferences, and low susceptibility to adverse sample matrices. Initial research and development tests were performed to explore and demonstrate the analytical capability of AMS for Pu and Np urine bioassay. In this study, urine samples spiked with femtogram levels of Np and Pu isotopes were prepared and measured using compact ETH AMS system and the results showed excellent analytical capability for measuring Np and Pu isotopes at femtogram/litre levels in urine.

Ultra-trace determination of plutonium in marine samples using multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

2010 ◽  
Vol 671 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 61-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patric Lindahl ◽  
Miranda Keith-Roach ◽  
Paul Worsfold ◽  
Min-Seok Choi ◽  
Hyung-Seon Shin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Trace Determination ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Marine Samples ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Ultra Trace

Application of tandem quadrupole mass spectrometry for the ultra-trace determination of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans

Chemosphere ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 20 (10-12) ◽  
pp. 1385-1392 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.J. Reiner ◽  
D.H. Schellenberg ◽  
V.Y. Taguchi ◽  
R.S. Mercer ◽  
J.A. Townsend ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Trace Determination ◽  
Quadrupole Mass ◽  
Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Ultra Trace ◽  
Tandem Quadrupole
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