TIMS(Triton)测定质量范围的扩展及其在溴同位素测定中的应用

Extension of Mass Range and Application in the Determination of Bromine Isotope by TIMS (Triton)

  • 摘要: 稳定溴同位素可用来识别和评价地下水的来源、成因及其形成的水文地球化学与物理过程。由于热电离质谱仪Triton的加速电压是固定10 kV不可调节的,因此,其最大的测定质量数为310 u。为了测定质量数更高的Cs2Br+m/z 345,347)离子,本研究通过对热电离质谱仪Triton加速电压单元的改造,成功地将加速电压由10 kV降低到8 kV,使可测定的离子质量数从310 u扩展到350 u。在此基础上,建立了在8 kV加速电压下相应的质量校正曲线,进行了基于133Cs279Br+m/z 345)和133Cs281Br+m/z 347)离子的稳定溴同位素静态多接收测量。结果表明:当溴含量低于10 μg时,测定结果偏低;当溴含量高于10 μg时,测定结果正常。该方法测定溴同位素具有涂样量少(10~20 μg Br),测定外精度高(0.09‰~0.18‰)和采集数据时间短(8 min可采集100 个数据)等优点,可为地质样品中溴同位素地球化学的研究提供参考。

     

    Abstract: Stable bromine isotope has important significance in the identification and evaluation of the source, cause, formation of groundwater and its hydrogeochemical and physical processes. Because the accelerating voltage of positive thermal ionization mass spectrometer (P-TIMS) (Triton) is not adjustable (10 kV), its maximum measured mass is 310 u. In order to determine heavier ions, the power unit of the TIMS (Triton) was modified, and the acceleration voltage was reduced from 10 kV to 8 kV, then the mass range of the instrument was expanded from 310 u to 350 u. The mass calibration curve was established on 8 kV, and the stable isotope Cs2Br+(m/z 345, 347) were successfully measured. The ion beams of 133Cs279Br+(m/z 345) and 133Cs281Br+(m/z 347) were simultaneously collected using Faraday central cup and H1 cup with reducing accelerating voltage to 8 kV by a special accelerating voltage transformation. The results show that the 79Br/81Br ratio is lower when the bromine content is lower than 10 μg, and the results are in agreement with previous reports when the bromine content is more than 10 μg. The static multicollection method has many advantages, such as, high precision (external accuracy lies 0.09‰-0.18‰), small amount of sample loading (10-20 μg Br) and short acquisition time (just 8 min for 100 cycles). Determination of stable bromine isotopic ratios is achieved by thermal ionization mass spectrometer Triton with 8 kV accelerating voltage using static multicollection of Cs2Br+ ions, which provids the possibility for the high precision determination of bromine isotope and also created the conditions for the study of Br isotopic geochemistry of geological samples.

     

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