MnO2共沉淀直接β计数测定小体积海水中的234Th
MnO2 precipitation and direct beta counting technique for determining 234Th in small-volume seawater
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摘要: 探讨了MnO2共沉淀直接β计数测定小体积海水中234Th方法在固体闪烁α/β计数仪上实现的可能性,对实验流程空白、流程化学回收率、仪器探测效率、MnO2共沉淀量对全程回收率的影响以及检测核素的特征性等进行了研究.结果表明,该方法具有稳定的流程空白和全程回收率、高的探测效率和化学回收率,且所检测核素与234Th的理论半衰期基本吻合.将该流程应用于亚热带北太平洋表层水中234Th的分析也得到了令人满意的结果.与传统方法相比,该方法具有流程简单、所用水样体积小、快速获得结果等特点,适合于船载分析,由此可实现高时空分辨率数据的获取,为海洋颗粒有机碳输出通量以及颗粒物迁移速率的研究提供了更好的分析手段.Abstract: A method for 234Th deter mination in small-volume seawater was established by using the alpha/bet a counter with scintillating solid detectors.This method is based on the coprecipitation of thorium with Mn oxides followed by direct beta counting of the precipitation.A series of experiments were conducted in order to examine the blank,chemical yield,detector efficiency of the procedure.Besides,the effect of the amount of MnO2 precipitation on total yields was tested.Hal-flife determination was used to verify the reliability of the method.The results show that this procedure has stable blanks and total yields,high detector efficiencies and chemical yields.The half-life of the measuring nuclide is consistent with that of 234Th.This technique has been used to measure 234Th in surface seawater samples from the subtropical North Pacific.Comparing with previous classic methods,this new technique has the advantage of minimal sample volume,easier processing prior to beta counting,and suitable for ship-board analysis.By using this method for 234Th determination,much higher spatial and temporal resolution data can be obtained,and knowledge of POC export in the ocean may greatly be increased.
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Key words:
- seawater /
- 234Th /
- MnO2 precipitation /
- beta counter
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