New ultra-sensitive radioanalytical technologies for new science

• Published in: Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry Vol. 316; no. 3; pp. 893 - 931
• Main Author: Povinec, Pavel P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2018; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Analysis; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Detection equipment; Diagnostic Radiology; Hadrons; Heavy Ions; Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; Inorganic Chemistry; Ions; Mass spectrometry; Nuclear Chemistry; Nuclear energy; Nuclear Physics; Physical Chemistry; Radioisotopes; Scientific imaging; Spectroscopy; Technology; Marine environment; Ge detector; Accelerator mass spectrometry; Radionuclides; Underground laboratory; Atmosphere
• ISSN: 0236-5731; 1588-2780
• DOI: 10.1007/s10967-018-5787-3

Recent developments in radiometric and mass spectrometry technologies have been associated in the radiometric sector mainly with underground operations of large volume Ge detectors, while the mass-spectrometry sector, represented mainly by accelerator mass spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry has become the most sensitive technique for ultra-low-level analyses of long-lived radionuclides. These new developments have had great impact on investigations of rare nuclear processes and applications of radionuclides in environmental, life and space sciences. New scientific investigations have been carried out therefore which have not been possible before either because of lack of sensitivity or required large sample size.