| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-908X.2015.00315.x |
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| Author | Search for: Tong, Xirun; Search for: Liu, Yongsheng; Search for: Hu, Zhaochu; Search for: Chen, Haihong; Search for: Zhou, Lian; Search for: Hu, Qinghai; Search for: Xu, Rong; Search for: Deng, Lixu; Search for: Chen, Chunfei; Search for: Yang, Lu1; Search for: Gao, Shan |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. Measurement Science and Standards
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Subject | Crystal structure; Glass; Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; Isotopes; Mass spectrometers; Silicates; Clinopyroxenes; Isobaric interferences; MC-ICP-MS; Silicate glass; Sr isotopes; Strontium |
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| Abstract | The low-Sr content (generally < 100 μg g-1) in clinopyroxene from peridotite makes accurate Sr isotopic determination by LA-MC-ICP-MS a challenge. The effects of adding N<inf>2</inf> to the sample gas and using a guard electrode (GE) on instrumental sensitivity for Sr isotopic determination by LA-MC-ICP-MS were investigated. Results revealed no significant sensitivity enhancement of Sr by adding N<inf>2</inf> to the ICP. Although using a GE led to a two-fold sensitivity enhancement, it significantly increased the yield of polyatomic ion interferences of Ca-related ions and TiAr+ on Sr isotopes. Applying the method established in this work, 87Sr/86Sr ratios (Rb/Sr < 0.14) of natural clinopyroxene from mantle and silicate glasses were accurately measured with similar measurement repeatability (0.0009-0.00006, 2SE) to previous studies but using a smaller spot size of 120 μm and low-to-moderate Sr content (30-518 μg g-1). The measurement reproducibility was 0.0004 (2s, n = 33) for a sample with 100 μg g-1 Sr. Destruction of the crystal structure by sample fusion showed no effect on Sr isotopic determination. Synthesised glasses with major element compositions similar to natural clinopyroxene have the potential to be adopted as reference materials for Sr isotopic determination by LA-MC-ICP-MS. |
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| Publication date | 2015-05-13 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NPARC number | 21275629 |
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| Record identifier | 2cfc1b02-8d0d-470f-b59b-aa35780d355b |
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| Record created | 2015-07-14 |
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| Record modified | 2020-04-22 |
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