Analysis and application of heavy isotopes in the environment

Peter Steier; Franz Dellinger; Oliver Forstner; Robin Golser; Klaus Knie; Walter Kutschera; Alfred Priller; Francesca Quinto; Michaela Srncik; Filippo Terrasi; Christof Vockenhuber; Anton Wallner; Gabriele Wallner; Eva Maria Wild

doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2009.10.094

Analysis and application of heavy isotopes in the environment

Peter Steier^*, Franz Dellinger, Oliver Forstner, Robin Golser, Klaus Knie, Walter Kutschera, Alfred Priller, Francesca Quinto, Michaela Srncik, Filippo Terrasi, Christof Vockenhuber, Anton Wallner, Gabriele Wallner, Eva Maria Wild

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A growing number of AMS laboratories are pursuing applications of actinides. We discuss the basic requirements of the AMS technique of heavy (i.e., above ∼150 amu) isotopes, present the setup at the Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator (VERA) which is especially well suited for the isotope ²³⁶U, and give a comparison with other AMS facilities. Special emphasis will be put on elaborating the effective detection limits for environmental samples with respect to other mass spectrometric methods. At VERA, we have carried out measurements for radiation protection and environmental monitoring (²³⁶U, ^{239,240,241,242,244}Pu), astrophysics (¹⁸²Hf, ²³⁶U, ²⁴⁴Pu, ²⁴⁷Cm), nuclear physics, and a search for long-lived super-heavy elements (Z > 100). We are pursuing the environmental distribution of ²³⁶U, as a basis for geological applications of natural ²³⁶U.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1045-1049
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume	268
Issue number	7-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2009.10.094
Publication status	Published - Apr 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Steier, P., Dellinger, F., Forstner, O., Golser, R., Knie, K., Kutschera, W., Priller, A., Quinto, F., Srncik, M., Terrasi, F., Vockenhuber, C., Wallner, A., Wallner, G., & Wild, E. M. (2010). Analysis and application of heavy isotopes in the environment. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 268(7-8), 1045-1049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2009.10.094

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