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Evaluation of ammonium bifluoride fusion for rapid dissolution in post-detonation nuclear forensic analysis

Published:2017-02-07 Issue:8 Volume:105 Page:629-635
ISSN:2193-3405
Container-title:Radiochimica Acta
language:en
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Author:

Hubley Nicholas T.¹,Brockman John D.²,Robertson J. David¹²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry , University of Missouri , 125 Chemistry Building , Columbia , MO 65211, USA

2. University of Missouri Research Reactor Center , University of Missouri , 1513 Research Park Dr. , Columbia , MO 65211, USA

Abstract

Abstract Dissolution of geological reference materials by fusion with ammonium bifluoride, NH4HF2 or ABF, was evaluated for its potential use in post-detonation nuclear forensics. The fusion procedure was optimized such that the total dissolution time was <3 h without compromising recovery. Geological reference materials containing various levels of silicates were dissolved and measured by ICP-MS to quantify elemental recovery. Dissolutions of NIST 278 obsidian and urban canyon matrix were performed with radiotracer spikes to measure potential loss of volatile elements during the fusion procedure via gamma-ray spectroscopy. Elemental percent recoveries obtained by ICP-MS were found to be 80–120% while recoveries of radiotracers were observed to be 90–100% with the exception of iodine.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/ract-2016-2735/pdf

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