Contribution of bulk mass spectrometry isotopic analysis to characterization of materials in the framework of CMX-4

Kuchkin, A.; Stebelkov, V.; Zhizhin, K.; von Gostomski, Ch. Lierse; Kardinal, Ch.; Tan, A. H.  J.; Pong, B. K.; Loi, E.; Keegan, E.; Kristo, Michael J.; Totland, M.; Dimayuga, I.; Wallenius, M.

doi:10.1007/s10967-017-5681-4

Title: Contribution of bulk mass spectrometry isotopic analysis to characterization of materials in the framework of CMX-4

Abstract

Seven laboratories used the results of bulk uranium isotopic analysis by either inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) or thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) for characterization of the samples in the Nuclear Forensic International Technical Working Group fourth international collaborative material exercise, CMX-4. Comparison of the measured isotopic compositions of uranium in three exercise samples is implemented for identifying any differences or similarities between the samples. The role of isotopic analyses in the context of a real nuclear forensic investigation is discussed. Several limitations in carrying out ICP-MS or TIMS analysis in CMX-4 are noted.

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Kuchkin, A. ^[1];

^[1]; Zhizhin, K. ^[1]; von Gostomski, Ch. Lierse ^[2]; Kardinal, Ch. ^[2]; Tan, A. H. J. ^[3]; Pong, B. K. ^[3]; Loi, E. ^[4]; Keegan, E. ^[4]; Kristo, Michael J. ^[5]; Totland, M. ^[6]; Dimayuga, I. ^[6]; Wallenius, M. ^[7]

Lab. for Microparticle Analysis, Moscow (Russian Federation)
Technical Univ. of Munich, Garching (Germany)
DSO National Lab., Singapore City (Singapore)
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Kirrawee, NSW (Australia)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Canadian Nuclear Lab., Chalkriver (Canada)
European Commission, Karlsruhe (Germany). Joint Research Centre

Publication Date:: 2018-01-30

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1430913

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-687228
Journal ID: ISSN 0236-5731; TRN: US1802637

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 315; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 0236-5731

Publisher:: Springer

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 07 ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES

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                    Kuchkin, A., Stebelkov, V., Zhizhin, K., von Gostomski, Ch. Lierse, Kardinal, Ch., Tan, A. H.  J., Pong, B. K., Loi, E., Keegan, E., Kristo, Michael J., Totland, M., Dimayuga, I., and Wallenius, M.. Contribution of bulk mass spectrometry isotopic analysis to characterization of materials in the framework of CMX-4.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Kuchkin, A., Stebelkov, V., Zhizhin, K., von Gostomski, Ch. Lierse, Kardinal, Ch., Tan, A. H.  J., Pong, B. K., Loi, E., Keegan, E., Kristo, Michael J., Totland, M., Dimayuga, I., & Wallenius, M.. Contribution of bulk mass spectrometry isotopic analysis to characterization of materials in the framework of CMX-4.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-017-5681-4

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                    Kuchkin, A., Stebelkov, V., Zhizhin, K., von Gostomski, Ch. Lierse, Kardinal, Ch., Tan, A. H.  J., Pong, B. K., Loi, E., Keegan, E., Kristo, Michael J., Totland, M., Dimayuga, I., and Wallenius, M.. Tue .  
"Contribution of bulk mass spectrometry isotopic analysis to characterization of materials in the framework of CMX-4".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-017-5681-4.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1430913.

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@article{osti_1430913,

  title        = {Contribution of bulk mass spectrometry isotopic analysis to characterization of materials in the framework of CMX-4},

  author       = {Kuchkin, A. and Stebelkov, V. and Zhizhin, K. and von Gostomski, Ch. Lierse and Kardinal, Ch. and Tan, A. H.  J. and Pong, B. K. and Loi, E. and Keegan, E. and Kristo, Michael J. and Totland, M. and Dimayuga, I. and Wallenius, M.},

  abstractNote = {Seven laboratories used the results of bulk uranium isotopic analysis by either inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) or thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) for characterization of the samples in the Nuclear Forensic International Technical Working Group fourth international collaborative material exercise, CMX-4. Comparison of the measured isotopic compositions of uranium in three exercise samples is implemented for identifying any differences or similarities between the samples. The role of isotopic analyses in the context of a real nuclear forensic investigation is discussed. Several limitations in carrying out ICP-MS or TIMS analysis in CMX-4 are noted.},

  doi          = {10.1007/s10967-017-5681-4},

  journal      = {Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry},

  number       = 2,

  volume       = 315,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2018},

  month        = {1}

}

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