Femtosecond laser ablation multicollector ICPMS analysis of uranium isotopes in NIST glass

Andrew M. Duffin; Kellen W. Springer; Jesse D. Ward; Kenneth D. Jarman; John W. Robinson; Mackenzie C. Endres; Garret L. Hart; Jhanis J. Gonzalez; Dayana Oropeza; Richard E. Russo; David G. Willingham; Benjamin E. Naes; Albert J. Fahey; Gregory C. Eiden

doi:10.1039/c4ja00452c

Femtosecond laser ablation multicollector ICPMS analysis of uranium isotopes in NIST glass

Andrew M. Duffin, Kellen W. Springer, Jesse D. Ward, Kenneth D. Jarman, John W. Robinson, Mackenzie C. Endres, Garret L. Hart, Jhanis J. Gonzalez, Dayana Oropeza, Richard E. Russo, David G. Willingham, Benjamin E. Naes, Albert J. Fahey, Gregory C. Eiden

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We utilized femtosecond laser ablation together with multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry to measure the uranium isotopic content of NIST 61x (x = 0, 2, 4, 6) glasses. The uranium content of these glasses is a linear two-component mixing between isotopically natural uranium and the isotopically depleted spike used in preparing the glasses. Laser ablation results match extremely well, generally within a few ppm, with solution analysis following sample dissolution and chemical separation. In addition to isotopic data, sample utilization efficiency measurements indicate that over 1% of ablated uranium atoms reach a mass spectrometer detector, making this technique extremely efficient. Laser sampling also allows for spatial analysis and our data indicate that rare uranium concentration inhomogeneities exist in NIST 616 glass.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1100-1107
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
Volume	30
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ja00452c
State	Published - May 1 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Duffin, A. M., Springer, K. W., Ward, J. D., Jarman, K. D., Robinson, J. W., Endres, M. C., Hart, G. L., Gonzalez, J. J., Oropeza, D., Russo, R. E., Willingham, D. G., Naes, B. E., Fahey, A. J., & Eiden, G. C. (2015). Femtosecond laser ablation multicollector ICPMS analysis of uranium isotopes in NIST glass. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 30(5), 1100-1107. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ja00452c

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Femtosecond laser ablation multicollector ICPMS analysis of uranium isotopes in NIST glass

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