title: Continuous shipboard sampling system for determination of triple oxygen isotopes and O2/Ar ratio by dual-inlet mass spectrometry.
abstract: A continuous shipboard sampling system was developed for the determination of the isotopic composition of the triple oxygen isotopes and oxygen to argon (O(2)/Ar) ratios in dissolved air. In this system, dissolved air is separated by a hollow fiber membrane degassing module. This system collects dissolved air quantitatively and rapidly. The sample flow rate through the membrane is critical for the fractionation of the oxygen isotopes and the O(2)/Ar ratio and should be < 2 mL/min. Fractionation of oxygen between the liquid and gas phase of the air-saturated water was found to be similar to that of earlier reports. The advantages of this method over existing techniques include rapid collection of samples (30 min/sample), high efficiency in extraction of gases from the liquid phase, and the lack of a sample preparation step (e.g. degassing).
authors.affiliation: SORST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Japan. sarma@hyarc.nagoya-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: V V S S
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Sarma
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saino
mesh_terms: D001128:Argon / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D017022:Flow Injection Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis*; D010103:Oxygen Isotopes / Q000032:analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012623:Seawater / Q000032:analysis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012767:Ships / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D010103:Oxygen Isotopes; D001128:Argon; D010100:Oxygen