Analytical comparisons of handheld LIBS and XRF devices for rapid quantification of gallium in a plutonium surrogate matrix

Rao, Ashwin P.; Jenkins, Phillip R.; Auxier II, John D.; Shattan, Michael B.; Patnaik, Anil K.

doi:10.1039/d1ja00404b

Title: Analytical comparisons of handheld LIBS and XRF devices for rapid quantification of gallium in a plutonium surrogate matrix

Journal Article · Wed Mar 30 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ja00404b· OSTI ID:2202628

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Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (United States)
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
US Department of Energy (USDOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Washington, DC (United States)

This work compares a portable laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) analyzer to a portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) device for quantification of gallium (Ga) in a plutonium surrogate matrix of cerium (Ce) for the first time. Calibration methods are developed with spectra of Ce–Ga samples from both devices. Here, metrics such as limit of detection (LoD) and mean average percent error (MAPE) are examined to evaluate calibration performance. While the portable LIBS device can yield a nearly instantaneous analytical measurement, its accuracy is hampered by self-absorption. By employing a self-absorption correction and increasing gating delay, LIBS calibrations with errors in the low single percents and LoDs of 0.1% Ga were constructed. The XRF device produces calibrations with superlative sensitivity, yielding LoDs for gallium in the low tens of parts-per-million (ppm), two orders of magnitude lower than the corrected LIBS models. However, a clear trade-off of measurement fidelity is established between the instantaneous analysis of the LIBS device and the minutes-long XRF measurement yielding superior detection limits.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 2202628

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-21-29174

Journal Information:: Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Vol. 37, Issue 5; ISSN 0267-9477

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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