Selective ultratrace analysis of Ca-41 by laser resonance ionization

Authors
Wendt, K Blaum, K Diel, S Geppert, C Kuschnick, A Muller, P Trautmann, N Nortershauser, W Bushaw, BA
Citation
K. Wendt et al., Selective ultratrace analysis of Ca-41 by laser resonance ionization, HYPER INTER, 127(1-4), 2000, pp. 519-522
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
HYPERFINE INTERACTIONS
ISSN journal
03043843 → ACNP
Volume
127
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
519 - 522
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-3843(2000)127:1-4<519:SUAOCB>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
A compact resonance ionization mass spectrometer is presented. It is presen tly applied for sensitive and highly selective ultratrace determination of the long-lived radioisotope Ca-41 for environmental, biological, and fundam ental investigations. The development of coherent multistep resonance ioniz ation enables the realization of experimental detection limits as low as 10 (6) atoms per sample and very high isotopic selectivity above 10(12).