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1Ames Laboratory-U.S.A.E.C. and Department of Chemistry Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 50010 U.S.A.
Abstract:
Simultaneous ion-beam collection techniques make significant improvement possible in the precision of measurements when electrical ion-detection is used with the spark ion-source. The advantage of reference of specific ion-current signals only to those from desired regions of the mass spectrum is that reproducible measurements may be made on heterogeneous samples such as oxide-graphite pellets. For example, isotopic ratio measurements from separate samplings of an oxide (pelleted with graphite) are reproducible to better than +/-0.5%. The technique is also advantageous when sparking dissimilar electrodes, such as a gold probe and a metal bar.
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