QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS OF HYDROGEN ISOTOPES WITH A MORDENITE COLUMN AT173 K BY RADIO GAS-CHROMATOGRAPHY

Authors
WENDEL J WERTENBACH H GLUGLA M PENZHORN RD SPELTA B RICAPITO I BARATTI G DWORSCHAK H
Citation
J. Wendel et al., QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS OF HYDROGEN ISOTOPES WITH A MORDENITE COLUMN AT173 K BY RADIO GAS-CHROMATOGRAPHY, Fusion technology, 28(3), 1995, pp. 1090-1094
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology
Journal title
Fusion technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
07481896
Volume
28
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Part
2
Pages
1090 - 1094
Database
ISI
SICI code
0748-1896(1995)28:3<1090:QOHIWA>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Gas chromatography with a modified mordenite column was shown to yield a good hydrogen isotope separation at only 173 K. A linear relationsh ip between peak height and concentration over several orders of magnit ude was observed. From an extrapolation of the data it is concluded th at all six hydrogen isotopes can be separated in only 13 min. Gas chro matographically separated radioactive hydrogens were detected with a s mall volume ionization chamber. The detection limit achieved for triti um was found to be about 0.3 ppm.