Publication Date:
2017-06-09
Description:
delta Sr-88/86 values of standards and a variety of natural samples were measured by MC-ICP-MS using the double-spike (DS) method and compared to results obtained by the standard-sample-bracketing (SSB) method and to DS-TIMS measurements. The external reproducibility of the SRM987 measurements carried out by DS-MC-ICP-MS was 0.021 parts per thousand (1SD), slightly better than previously published DS-TIMS and SSB-MC-ICP-MS results. The value of the IAPSO seawater standard (0.388 +/- 0.018; 2SEM) agrees with the results of the current SSB and DS-TIMS measurements and with previously published values. Using these values a variance-weighted mean for seawater was calculated (0.387 +/- 0.002, 2SEM). Compared to measurements carried out by the SSB method, natural sample measurements by the DS method are more accurate and more precise. An excellent agreement between DS-MC-ICP-MS and DS-TIMS methods was demonstrated for delta Sr-88/86 determination in natural samples over a range of similar to 0.5 parts per thousand. The DS-TIMS delta Sr-88/86 results had a smaller standard error than the DS-MC-ICP-MS measurements but required a much longer acquisition time
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Article
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PeerReviewed
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text
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