Faraday cup configuration for (a) Fe isotope measurement (b) Sr isotope measurement and (c) Pb isotope measurement.
| Faraday cup | L4 | L3 | L2 | L1 | Ax | H1 | H2 | H3 | H4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Fe isotope analyses | |||||||||
| Measured element | 54Fe | 56Fe | 57Fe | ||||||
| Mass bias correcting element | 60Ni | 61Ni | |||||||
| Isobaric interference | 53Cra | 54Cr | |||||||
| (b) Sr isotope analyses | |||||||||
| Measured element (multidynamic measurement on Triton thermal ionisation mass spectrometer) | 84Sr | 86Sr | 87Sr | 88Sr | |||||
| 86Sr | 87Sr | 88Sr | |||||||
| 86Sr | 87Sr | 88Sr | |||||||
| Mass bias correcting element | Corrected using multidynamic algorithm with 86Sr/88Sr = 0.1194 | ||||||||
| Isobaric interference | 85Rb | 87Rb | |||||||
| (c) Pb isotope analyses | |||||||||
| Measured element | 204Pb | 206Pb | 207Pb | 208Pb | |||||
| Mass bias correcting element | 203Tl | 205Tl | |||||||
| Isobaric interference | 202Hga | 204Hg | |||||||
53Cr and 202Hg were measured for the correction of the isobaric interference of 54Cr on 54Fe, and 204Hg on 204Pb, respectively.