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Measurement of240Pu/239Pu ratio by fission track method and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

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Fission track /FT/ method and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry /ICP-MS/, that is a new analytical technique for the analysis of trace element, were used for the measurement of240Pu/239Pu ratios in environmental samples. The results obtained by both methods are in agreement within the relative deviation of 9–13%. The precision in ICP-MS was found to be better than in it the FT-method. These methods are applicable to measure the Pu isotopes ratio at low concentration levels in environmental samples.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Tsukuba, 305, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    C. K. Kim, Y. Oura, H. Nitta & N. Ikeda

  2. Marubun Co., Odenma-cho 8-1, Nihonbashi, Chuo-Ku, 103, Tokyo, Japan

    Y. Takaku

  3. Division of Radioecology, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Isozaki 3601, 311-12, Nakaminato, Ibaraki, Japan

    Y. Igarashi

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Kim, C.K., Oura, Y., Takaku, Y. et al. Measurement of240Pu/239Pu ratio by fission track method and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 136, 353–362 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02164727

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