Trace analysis of uranium ore concentrates using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for nuclear forensics

Autor: Chris Drummond, Chris Cochrane, Ali El-Jaby, Josette El-Haddad, Tara Kell, Slobodan V. Jovanovic
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 323:831-838
ISSN: 1588-2780
0236-5731
Popis: We present a laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) method for trace-element analysis of uranium ore concentrates (UOCs). The method was used to characterize a select number of UOC samples representing 20 different producers from 8 distinct geographic locations. These results were then used to assess the origin of the samples using a machine-learning algorithm. The LA-ICP-MS characterization performed equally well as that obtained by the conventional aqueous method, suggesting that this rapid, low waste technique is suitable for National Nuclear Forensic Library applications.
Databáze: OpenAIRE