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. 2023 Oct 27;13(44):31292–31302. doi: 10.1039/d3ra06367d

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
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53Cr and 202Hg were measured for the correction of the isobaric interference of 54Cr on 54Fe, and 204Hg on 204Pb, respectively.