Mass Spectrometry: a boon to Nuclear Industry

Received
June 30, 2014; 
Accepted
July 28, 2014; 
Published
July 31, 2014
Citation:
Chandramouleeswaran S, Jayshree Ramkumar (2014) Mass 
Spectrometry: A Boon to Nuclear Industry. J Anal Bioanal Techniques 
S6:005. doi:
10.4172/2155-9872.S6-005
Copyright: 
© 2014 Chandramouleeswaran S, et al. This is an open-access 
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Abstract
Mass spectrometry is a versatile technique that is used for the determination of elements at the trace and 
ultratrace level along with the isotope ratios. The accuracy in the quantification of isotope ratios of radionuclides is 
essential for environmental monitoring, migration studies, dating, determination of burn-up of fuel, nuclear material 
accounting and radioactive waste control. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is advantageous 
due to its outstanding sensitivity, precision and good accuracy for isotope ratio measurements and enhanced figures 
of merit for the determination of isotope ratio measurements. These advantages can be enhanced by various other 
variations of ICP-MS like the use of a multiple ion collector device (MC-ICP-MS). The review gives an idea of the 
various applications in the nuclear field and touches upon some of the important elements used in nuclear industry.
Mass Spectrometry: A Boon to Nuclear Industry
Chandramouleeswaran S and Jayshree Ramkumar
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Analytical Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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