| Autor: | R. H. Filby, S. P. LaMont, H. Qu, C. A. Grimm, S. E. Glover |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Detection limit
Chromatography Ion exchange Chemistry Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Ion chromatography Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Thorium chemistry.chemical_element Mass spectrometry Pollution Orders of magnitude (mass) Analytical Chemistry Nuclear Energy and Engineering Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Neutron activation analysis Spectroscopy Neutron activation |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 248:29-33 |
| ISSN: | 0236-5731 |
| DOI: | 10.1023/a:1010657503918 |
| Popis: | The determination of isotopic thorium by alpha spectrometric methods is a routine practice for bioassay and environmental measurement programs. Alpha-spectrometry has excellent detection limits (by mass) for all isotopes of thorium except 232Th due to its extremely long half-life. This paper discusses improvements in the detection limit and sensitivity over previously reported methods of pre-concentration neutron activation analysis (PCNAA) for the recovery corrected, isotopic determination of thorium in various matrices. Following irradiation, the samples weredissolved, 231Pa added as a tracer, and Pa isolated by two different methods and compared (extraction chromatography and anion exchange chromatography) followed by alpha spectrometry for recovery correction. Ion exchange chromatography was found to be superior for this application at this time, principally for reliability. The detection limit for 232Th of 3.5 · 10-7 Bq is almost three orders of magnitude lower than foralpha spectrometry using the PCRNAA method and one order of magnitude below previously reported PCNAA methods. |
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