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. 2021 Oct 12;8:712374. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.712374

Table 3.

Comparison of the isotope ratios obtained by ICP-MS for natural and proton-irradiated Er2O3 samples.

170Er/167Er 168Er/167Er 166Er/167Er 164Er/167Er 162Er/167Er
natEr2O3 0.65197 (25) 1.17968 (14) 1.46500 (26) 0.070007 (21) 0.006078 (31)
Irr. natEr2O3*† 0.65200 (30) 1.17969 (17) 1.46503 (27) 0.069994 (26) 0.006074 (32)
Irr. natEr2O3**† 0.65200 (25) 1.17969 (15) 1.46503 (27) 0.069994 (22) 0.006074 (32)

Errors given as 95% confidence interval (CI).

From (49), 95% CI recalculated using N = 20.

*†

Using relation of mass discrimination factors for Er and admixed Lu from analyses of natural Er2O3 analyses and including uncertainties from (49).

**†

Using measured mass discrimination factor from170Er/166Er and including uncertainties from (49).