通过激光光谱学对14个C丰富的环境样本进行AMS验证的高精度放射性碳分析
Tamás Varga1, Davide Mazzotti2, Mihály Molnár3
1International Radiocarbon AMS Competence and Training (INTERACT) Center, HUN REN Institute for Nuclear Research, Bem Square 18/c, H 4026, Debrecen, Hungary; Isotoptech Ltd., Bem Square 18 /c, H 4026, Debrecen, Hungary.
Talanta
|December 2, 2025
概括
一种新的基于激光的和吸收CAvity Ring-down (SCAR) 技术提供了一种快速,具有成本效益的方法来测量环境样本中的放射性碳 (C). 这种技术的准确性与加速器质谱学 (AMS) 相当,为核环境保护提供了有价值的替代方案.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 核化学 核化学 核化学
- 分析化学 分析化学
背景情况:
- 放射性碳 (C) 对于核环境保护至关重要,因为它从核工业中获得了大量的剂量贡献.
- 在受14C排放影响的地区,精确测量14C是必不可少的.
- 目前的方法,如加速器质谱 (AMS) 和液体闪计数 (LSC) 是有效的,但可能是耗时或昂贵的.
研究的目的:
- 评估和吸收CAvity Ring-down (SCAR) 光谱作为C分析的新方法的潜力.
- 将SCAR的性能与已建立的技术 (AMS,IRMS) 进行比较,以测量缩样本中的14C.
- 为了证明SCAR的适用性,用于分析C含量略高的环境和植物样本.
主要方法:
- 用C丰富的植物样本燃烧以产生CO2气体.
- 使用AMS,SCAR和同位素比重质谱法 (IRMS) 测量C和C同位素比率.
- 通过SCAR和AMS获得的结果的比较分析,包括Δ13C校正.
主要成果:
- 在 δ 13 C 校正后,SCAR 技术复制了 AMS 测量结果,差异小于 4%.
- 该SCAR方法证明了足够的准确性和线性,用于测量115至2600 pMC的植物样本中的C比.
- 这项研究是第一个使用AMS,SCAR和IRMS进行比较同位素分析来测量来自同一来源的CO2气体子样本.
结论:
- 在C分析中,SCAR为AMS和LSC提供了一种快速,可靠和具有成本效益的替代方案,特别是对于轻微标记或轻微丰富的样品.
- SCAR适用于涉及有机样本的核环境保护应用,其C值超过自然环境度 (≤100 pMC).
- 这些发现支持SCAR作为放射性碳研究和环境监测的有希望的新工具.
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