ANALYSIS OF CL-36 IN ENVIRONMENTAL WATER SAMPLES USING AN ELECTROSTATIC ACCELERATOR

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作者
ELMORE, D
FULTON, BR
CLOVER, MR
MARSDEN, JR
GOVE, HE
NAYLOR, H
PURSER, KH
KILIUS, LR
BEUKENS, RP
LITHERLAND, AE
机构
[1] UNIV TORONTO, DEPT PHYS, TORONTO M5S 1A7, ONTARIO, CANADA
[2] GEN IONEX CORP, NEWBURYPORT, MA 01950 USA
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10.1038/277022a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A new atom identification and detection technique for ultrasensitive mass spectrometry was applied to the radionuclide 36Cl. Measurements of the 36Cl/Cl ratio in AgCl precipitated from 6 different natural water samples fell in the range 1.2 .times. 10-13-2 .times. 10-12 with a background level below 3 .times. 10-15. For each sample 70 mg of AgCl was used, requiring 1-5 l of water.
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