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Per Roos, Nikola Markovic, Sven Nielsen
A comparison of methodologies in analyzing 210Pb-210Bi-210Po
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Pb-210Bi-210Po-210
Ingrowth of 210Bi and 210Po from 210Pb
How to do? What way to go?
Gamma spectrometry of 210Pb 46 keV (4%)
• ”Large” (~15g) samples on single Ge-detector.
• Small (0-4g) samples in anti-compton shielded well-Ge
Gamma Counting
Low-level gamma spectrometry for the determination of 210PbMarkovic et.al. JRNC, 311 (2017), 1473-1478
210Po by LSC?209Po
209+210Po
Co-adsorption of 210Pb and 210BiDiscs for solid-state alpha spec?
Aspects on the analysis of 210PoHenricsson et.al. JER 102, (2011), 415-419.
Beta Counting
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Retention of selected metals on Sr-Resin
BaFeLaSrPbBi
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Sr-Resin chosen for isolation of 210Pb
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U & Th on Sr-Resin
232Th
238U
2M HCl 6M HNO3 6M HCl
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1M HCl 8M HCl 0.5M HNO3
Anion exchange using AG1x4 used for 210Bi
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U & Th on AG1x4
232Th
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Stable lead
• + No stress.• - Potential conflict with Pb-scientists (severe memory effects in ICP-MS)• - Risk of 210Pb in stable lead standard (typical < 1Bq/g of lead so minor problem)
212Pb (10.6h half-life). Extracted from aged 232Th, ‘hot’ 228Ra-samples (eg- scale from oil-platforms) or aged
232U.• 232Th-salts have the disadvantage of sometimes containing 230Th (and trace 210Pb).• 228Th isolation and 224Ra ingrowth required for 228Ra-samples to remove 226Ra-
210Pb.• Following isolation of 228Th by anion exchange the eluted 224Ra (8M HNO3) is
converted to 0.2M HCl and adsorbed onto Dowex 50Wx8. • Elution of 212Pb using 1M HCl.
Choice of tracers
210Pb with 212Pb astracer.
210Pb-210Bi-210Po
212Pb-212Bi-212Po-208Tl
210Bi by stable Bias tracer.
Conclusion
210Pb analysed using gamma spectrometry or LSC using stable Pb or 212Pb as tracer.
210Bi analysed using LSC with stable Bi as tracer.
210Po analysed by solid state alpha spectrometry.
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