Publication - Journal Article Estimation of the formation rates of polyatomic species of heavy metals in plutonium analyses using a multicollector ICP-MS with a desolvating nebulizer

Analyses of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and environmental samples for the Pu isotopic content are conducted normally at very low concentrations of Pu—usually in the range of parts per trillion and even more often at the parts per quadrillion level.