Performance and Blank Components of a Mass Spectrometric System for Routine Measurement of Helium Isotopes and Tritium by the 3He Ingrowth Method: Vorgelegt in der Sitzung vom 1. Juli 1989 von Otto Haxel

by Reinhold Bayer, Peter Schlosser, Gerhard Bönisch, Hans Rupp, Fritz Zaucker

Overview

For future studies of oceanic circulation it is necessary to develop the tritium measurement via 3He ingrowth into a routine procedure with a high capacity for efficient use. This paper attempts to demonstrate that this can be achieved using a commercial helium isotope mass spectrometer and special procedures for sample preparation, storage for 3He ingrowth, and 3He transfer from the ingrowth containers into the mass spectrometer. This method allows for measurement with a much higher precision and lower detection limit than is possible with counting techniques. Additionally, the parameters and blanks in routine operation of the system are discussed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540517108
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	11/02/1989
Series:	Sitzungsberichte der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften , #5
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
Pages:	44
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 General Procedure.- 3 System Configuration.- 3.1 Gas Extraction Units.- 3.2 Inlet System.- 3.3 Mass Spectrometer.- 3.4 Computer Control.- 4 System and Handling Details.- 4.1 Gas Extraction Systems.- 4.2 Inlet System.- 4.3. Mass Spectrometer.- 4.4 Measurement of the 3He/4He Ratio.- 4.5 Tritium Measurement.- 5 Blanks.- 5.1 Helium Measurement.- 5.2 Tritium Measurement.- 6 ‘Ultra Low Level’ Tritium Measurements.- 7 Intercalibration.- Acknowledgements.- References.