Abstract
Isotope ratios of 236U/238U were measured at levels below 10−7 by single collector ICPMS with a tandem quadrupole mass separation mechanism. Peak tailing of the prominent 238U+ ion beam on the 236U+ peak was reduced to the level of ∼10−10 by use of two quadrupole mass filters. The 235UH+ interference on 236U+ was efficiently reduced to a UH+/U+ ratio of 1 × 10−8 by an ion–molecule reaction between UH+ and O2 in a collision/reaction cell placed between the two quadrupoles. The resultant detection limit for 236U/238U measurement was better than those reported by any other ICPMS study. The 236U/238U ratios, measured as 236U16O+/238U16O+, were determined in the range 10−9 to 10−7 without correction for spectral interference. Accurate measurements of 236U/238U to as low as 1 × 10−10 are projected.
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