title: Application of the total evaporation technique to chromium isotope ratio measurement by thermal ionization mass spectrometry.
abstract: The total evaporation technique of thermal ionization mass spectrometry was applied to the isotopic analysis of chromium. High measurement reproducibility of the chromium isotope ratios was verified (2 S.E.<0.05% ((53)Cr/(52)Cr)), while a clear mass fractionation effect was observed by using conventional measurement technique. The chromium isotope ratios analyzed by the total evaporation method were not affected by the sample amount on the rhenium filament (50-500 ng Cr). The isotopic analysis under the coexistence of zinc was also performed, and its effect to the chromium isotope ratios was confirmed.
authors.affiliation: Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University, 2-1010 Asashiro Nishi, Kumatori-cho, Sennan-gun, Osaka, Japan. tosiyuki@HL.rri.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Hajimu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamana