• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.219-222
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• 2001

Separation of lithium isotopes was investigated by chemical ion exchange with a hydrous manganese(IV) oxide ion exchanger using an elution chromatography. The capacity of manganese(IV) oxide ion exchanger was 0.5 meq/g. The heavier lithium isotope was enriched in the solution phase, while the lighter isotope was enriched in the ion exchanger phase. The separation factor was determined according to the method of Glueckauf from the elution curve and isotopic assays. The separation factor of $^6Li^+$-$^7Li^+$ isotope pair fractionation was 1.018.

• The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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• v.15 no.2 s.44
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• pp.106-117
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• 2006

Re-Os isotopic system, based on the long-lived $\beta^-$ transition of $^{187}Os(\lambda=1.67\times10^{-11}year^{-1})$ is being widely used in cosmochemistry and geochemistry. Along with the development of elemental separation and mass-spectrometric technique, the Re-Os isotopic system, like Sm-Nd, Rb-Sr, U-Th-Pb isotopic system, is now conventionally applied as a useful tool for absolute dating and isotoptc tracers. This paper introduces brief principles of Re-Os isotopic system and presents the general methodology fur dating the formation age of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle, based on the Re-Os isotopic data of the mantle xeonliths from South Korea.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2006.04a
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• pp.360-364
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• 2006

물수지 분석을 통해서 유역의 수문순화 체계를 이해하기 위해서는 무엇보다 필요한 인자가 증발산량이다. 장기간에 걸쳐 연구유역에서 수소와 산소 동위원소를 이용하여 증발산량을 산정하였다. 물 분자를 이루는 이상적인 추적자인 수소와 산소 강우를 풍수기($4{\sim}10$월)와 갈수기(11월$\sim$3월)로 나누어 수소와 산소 동위원소 조성을 강수량 가중 평균치를 구하고 이 값을 지하수의 수소와 산소 동위원소 조성 값과 비교하여 증발산량을 산정한 것이다. 이러한 시도는 증발산량의 산정이 단순한 경험식이나 열전도 가정식이 아닌 실측했다는데 의의가 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.59-62
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• 2003

동위원소희석법에 의한 열이온화 질량분석법 (ID-TIMS)을 이용하여 지하수내 희토류원소의 함량을 측정하였다. 희토류원소의 분리에는 철공침법과 양이온교환수지에 의한 컬름분리법을 이용하였다. 경희토류(La-Eu)와 Gd, Dy, Er의 경우 수-수십 ppt의 수준에서 1%이내의 오차범위를 측정되어졌으며, 중희토류 중 Yb와 Lu은 정확도가 다소 떨어진 10% 전후에서 측정되었다. 지하수내 함량을 운석으로 규격화한 결과, 경희토류가 부화되었고 중희토류는 결핍되었으며 Eu의 이상은 거의 존재하지 않는다. 특히 경희토류에서는 M-type의 테트라드효과, 중희토류에서는 W-type의 테트라드효과가 관찰되었다. 이는 희토류원소의 수화수와 밀접한 관련이 있는 것으로 사료된다.

• The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.144-157
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• 2022

Noble gases, which are chemically inert and behave conservatively in marine environments, have been used as tracers of physical processes such as air-sea gas exchange, mixing of water masses, and distribution of glacial meltwater in the ocean. For precise measurements of Ne, Ar, and Kr, we developed a mass spectrometric system consisting of a quadrupole mass spectrometer (QMS), a high vacuum preparation line, an activated charcoal cryogenic trap (ACC), and a set of isotope standard gases. The high vacuum line consists of three sections: (1) a sample extraction section that extracts the dissolved gases in the sample and mixes them with the standard gases, (2) a gas preparation section that removes reactive gases using getters and separates the noble gases according to their evaporation points with the ACC, and (3) a gas analysis section that measures concentrations of each noble gas. The ACC attached to the gas preparation section markedly lowered the partial pressures of Ar and CO₂ in the QMS, which resulted in a reduced uncertainty of Ne isotope analysis. The isotope standard gases were prepared by mixing ²²Ne, ³⁶Ar, and ⁸⁶Kr. The amounts of each element in the mixed standard gases were determined by the reverse isotope dilution method with repeated measurements of the atmosphere. The analytical system achieved precisions for Ne, Ar, and Kr concentrations of 0.7%, 0.7%, and 0.4%, respectively. The accuracies confirmed by the analyses of air-equilibrated water were 0.5%, 1.0%, and 1.7% for Ne, Ar, and Kr, respectively.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.49 no.2
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• pp.89-95
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• 2016

Mo isotope, one of highly redox-sensitive isotopes, has been shown to be useful tracers of geochemical processes. Many studies for Mo isotope have documented with the help of recently developed analysis tools, but it has not yet been documented in the Korea. In this study, we introduce two-stage column separation method of Mo using column tube (BioRad PolyPrep(R) column, 10 ml) and anion exchange resin (BioRad Resin AG(R) 1-X8, 200-400 mesh). Mo isotope ratios in the solid SRMs (BHVO-2, SDO-1, PACS-2) and liquid SRM (IAPSO) were measured on MC-ICP-MS (Multi-collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer) and then compared with reference Mo isotope ratios. Mo isotope ratios in our study overlap with reference Mo isotope ratios within analytical error.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.297-311
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• 1997

To understand the mass-independent isotopic fractionation effects, thermal decomposition of ozone was performed. Initial oxygen gas was converted to ozone completely. Then, the ozone was decomposed to oxygen at various temperatures ($30~150^{\circ}C$). Isotopic compositions of product oxygen and residual ozone were measured using a stable isotope mass spectrometer. The experimental results were compared with the studies which were performed at the similar conditions. From the raw experimental data, the functions of the instantaneous fractionation factors were calculated by the least square fit. The results clearly showed the temperature dependence. They also showed the pressure dependence and the surface effect. This study may play an important role in the study of ozone decomposition mechanism. It can be applied to explain the mass-independent isotopic pattern found in stratospheric ozone and in meteorites.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.248-254
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• 2005

This paper presents a quantitative method of sequential separation of $^{90}Sr,\;^{241}Am$ and Pu nuclides with an anion exchange resin and a Sr-Spec resin. The Pu isotopes were purified with an anion exchange resin. The americium and strontium fractions were separated from the matrix elements with an oxalate co-precipitation method. Americium fraction was separated from the strontium fraction with iron co-precipitation method and purified from lanthanides with anion exchange resin. Strontium-90 was purified from other hindrance elements with the Sr-Spec resin after oxalate co-precipitation. The measurement of Pu and Am isotopes was carried out by an ${\alpha}$-spectrometer. Strontium-90 was measured by a liquid scintillation counter. The radiochemical procedure of $^{90}Sr,\;^{241}Am$ and Pu nuclides investigated in this study has been validated by application to IAEA-Reference soils.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.103-107
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• 1999

가속기 질량분광분석법(Accelerator Mass Spectrometry; AMS)은 동위원소 분석에 있어 초정밀 질량 분석 기술에 속한다. 시료(Samples)의 원자를 이온화 시켜 가속시키고, 에너지, 운동량 그리고 전하 상태를 분석하여 최종 얻고자 하는 원자핵의 동위원소, 예를 들어 탄소-14$^{14)C$),의 수를 정확하게 측정하는 분광분석 기술이다. 본 논문을 통하여 AMS를 소개하고 대기 환경 연구에 AMS가 어떻게 응용될 수 있는지 살펴 보기로 한다.(중략)

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.51-59
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• 2010

We developed an analysis software that automatically detects incoming isotopes for multi-purpose gamma-ray detectors. The software is divided into three major parts; Network Interface Module (NIM), Spectrum Analysis Module (SAM), and Graphic User Interface Module (GUIM). The main part is SAM that extracts peak information of energy spectrum from the collected data through network and identifies the isotopes by comparing the peaks with pre-calibrated libraries. The proposed peak detection algorithm was utilized to construct libraries of standard isotopes with two peaks and to identify the unknown isotope with the constructed libraries. We tested the software by using GammaPro1410 detector developed by NuCare Medical Systems. The results showed that NIM performed 200K counts per seconds and the most isotopes tested were correctly recognized within 1% error range when only a single unknown isotope was used for detection test. The software is expected to be used for radiation monitoring in various applications such as hospitals, power plants, and research facilities etc.