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| العنوان: |
A preliminary investigation into the feasibility of laser ablation U–Pb isotope ratio measurement via all‐faraday cup detection with 1011‐ and 1013‐Ω amplifiers on the Neoma multicollector‐inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometer |
| المؤلفون: |
Zirakparvar, N. Alex, Manard, Benjamin T., Dunlap, Daniel, Hexel, Cole R. |
| المصدر: |
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry: RCM; 8/30/2024, Vol. 38 Issue 16, p1-13, 13p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
LASER ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, LASER ablation, MASS spectrometers, ISOTOPES, SPECTROMETERS, COUNTER-ions, SIGNAL detection |
| مستخلص: |
Rationale: Signal detection for uranium–lead (U–Pb) dating of zircon is typically performed via ion counters. Here, we develop a preliminary understanding of the strengths and limitations of faraday‐cup‐based detection. Methods: A suite of zircon reference materials and the NIST‐610 glass were sampled using laser ablation followed by U–Pb isotope ratio measurement on a Neoma multicollector‐inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometer. Results: We were able to produce geologically accurate 207Pb/206Pb, 206Pb/238U, and 207Pb/235U ratios for the NIST‐610 glass and the zircon standards, with ages ranging from ~2.5 Ga to ~337 Ma (TanBrown A, Oracle, 91550, Mud Tank, Temora, and Plešovice). Two of the younger zircon standards examined (94‐35, ~55.6 Ma, and Fish Canyon, 28.6 Ma) yielded accurate 206Pb/238U but not 207Pb/235U or 207Pb/206Pb ratios, whereas the youngest zircon standard (Penglai, ~4.4 Ma) failed for all three ratios of interest. The accuracy and precision of the all‐faraday method are directly tied to signal intensity, with reliable data capable of being produced even when both isotopes in a ratio have signals below ~0.001 V (equivalent to ~62 500 cps on an ion counter). Conclusion: The all‐faraday cup multicollection method provides sufficient sensitivity to obtain geologically meaningful U–Pb data, with possible advantages being that laser pit depth‐dependent changes in the observed interelemental fractionation behavior may be easier to correct using a static collector configuration compared to when the ion beam is swept across a single detector while also removing the need for an interdetector‐type calibration. Further work is needed to refine the all‐faraday cup method (e.g., application of background subtraction and common Pb corrections, outlier removal, and interelement as well as down‐hole fractionation corrections), but our initial results demonstrate that the faraday detector method has sufficient sensitivity to warrant further study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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