A community-led calibration of the Zr isotope reference materials: NIST candidate RM 8299 and SRM 3169
François Tissot, Mauricio Ibáñez-Mejía, Savelas A. Rabb, Rebecca Kraft, Robert D. Vocke, Manuela A. Fehr, Maria Schönbächler, Haolan Tang, Edward Young
Abstract
We introduce a zirconium stable isotope reference material (RM) adhering to community-defined best practices: NIST RM 8299. Its calibration provides insights into mass-fractionation laws and accurate determination of absolute ratios using MC-ICP-MS.
Topics & Concepts
NISTCalibrationAnalytical Chemistry (journal)IsotopeMaterials scienceZirconiumFractionationIsotope dilutionChemistryEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental chemistryMass spectrometryPhysicsComputer scienceChromatographyNuclear physicsMetallurgyNatural language processingQuantum mechanicsIsotope Analysis in EcologyRadioactive element chemistry and processingGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry