Development of Resin-Bead Isotope-Dilution Mass Spectrometric Techniques for Tc-99 Analysis

摘要

An isotope dilution mass spectrometric method was developed for the analysis of Tc-99 after isolating it onto anion exchange resin beads. A single resin bead containing Tc-99 and Tc-97 spike is loaded onto a rhenium V-shaped filament for thermal emission mass spectrometry. The application of this technique requires the use of a mass spectrometer of high abundance sensitivity and pulse counting capability for the necessary ion detection sensitivity. This paper discusses the development of the technique, including the mass spectrometer, choice of filament material, scanning modes, interferences, and present achievable sample sensitivities. (ERA citation 05:020946)