Environmental 90Sr measurements
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
By: M. Paul, D. Berkovits, L.D. Cecil, H. Feldstein, A. Hershkowitz, Y. Kashiv, and S. Vogt
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Abstract
90Sr (T1/2 = 28.5 years) is a long-lived radionuclide produced in nuclear fission. Fast radiochemical detection of 90Sr in environmental samples is not feasible using current analytical methods. Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) measurements of 90Sr were made with the Rehovot 14UD Pelletron accelerator at a terminal voltage of 11 or 12 MV using our standard detection system. Injection of hydride ions (SrH3-) was chosen owing to high beam intensity and low Coulomb explosion effects. 90Sr ions were identified and discriminated from isobaric 90Zr by measuring time of flight, total energy and three independent energy-loss signals in an ionization chamber. A reference sample and a ground-water sample were successfully measured. The detection limit determined for a laboratory blank by the residual counts in the 90Sr region is 90Sr/Sr = 3 ?? 10-13, corresponding in practice to (2-4) ?? 10790Sr atoms or about 0.5-1 pCi/L in environmental water samples.
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Paul, M., Berkovits, D., Cecil, L., Feldstein, H., Hershkowitz, A., Kashiv, Y., Vogt, S., 1997, Environmental 90Sr measurements: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, v. 123, no. 1-4, p. 394-399, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-583X(96)00708-2.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Environmental 90Sr measurements |
| Series title | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0168-583X(96)00708-2 |
| Volume | 123 |
| Issue | 1-4 |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms |
| First page | 394 |
| Last page | 399 |