High precision MC-ICP-MS measurements of<sup>11</sup>B/<sup>10</sup>B ratios from ng amounts of boron in carbonate samples using microsublimation and direct injection (μ-dDIHEN)
Matthieu Buisson, Pascale Louvat, Caroline Thaler, Claire Rollion‐Bard
Abstract
Boron extraction from the samples by microsublimation, use of a miniaturized direct injection system (μ-dDIHEN) and of 10 13 Ω amplifiers on the MC-ICP-MS allow precise δ 11 B measurements of very small and B-poor samples, such as marine carbonates.
Topics & Concepts
BoronIsotopes of boronChemistryExtraction (chemistry)RadiochemistryAnalytical Chemistry (journal)CarbonateChromatographyOrganic chemistryRadioactive contamination and transferNuclear Physics and ApplicationsRadioactive element chemistry and processing