Lithium isotope analysis on the Neoma MS/MS MC-ICP-MS

Scott, Sean R.; Turner, Gabrielle L.; Gartman, Brandy N.; Anguiano, Sonia Alcantar; Melby, Kali M.; Allen, Barbara E.; Minton, Travis D.; RisenHuber, Matthew A.; Hobbs, Kirby P.

doi:10.1039/d4ja00419a

Lithium isotope analysis on the Neoma MS/MS MC-ICP-MS

Journal Article · Mon Mar 17 00:00:00 EDT 2025 · Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ja00419a· OSTI ID:2533618

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Lithium isotopes are measured routinely using multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry due to the high throughput and high measurement precision capabilities of this technique. To obtain high precision isotopic data, lithium is generally purified through ion exchange resins to reduce compositional matrix effects and minimize isobaric interferences when analyzed in solution. In this work, we demonstrate that the ThermoScientific Neoma MS/MS MC-ICP-MS can be used to measure high precision lithium isotopic ratios after purification for a variety of geological and environmental matrices. While the double-Wien filter of the Neoma MS/MS requires additional considerations for measuring lithium isotopes compared to previous generation instruments, high precision lithium isotope ratios can be achieved with proper tuning of the lenses. We provide a strategy for optimization of ⁶Li/⁷Li measurements for precision and measurement stability, and show our long-term reproducibility for NIST924a and IRMM-016 was 0.8‰ and 0.5‰, respectively. In addition, we provide new ⁶Li/⁷Li measurements for several environmental reference materials without Li isotope data in the literature, including NIST SRMs 1646a, 2706, 2711a, 2780a, and 4350b.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 2533618

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2545734

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA--204992

Journal Information:: Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Journal Name: Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 40; ISSN 0267-9477

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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