A new measurement technique which can be applied to determine rare gas Kr and Xe under the order of ppm by ICP-MS has been developed by our group. The gas introduction apparatus were designed and relevant analysis parameters were optimized. On the base of these processes, the sensitivity of Kr and Xe analysis reached (0.6-1) ×10^6cps whenair sample were directly introduced at the sampling rate of 40mL/min. The detection limit of Kr and Xeisin the oder of 10^-9L/L and 10^-11L/L, respectively.
A new approach to the quatitative analysis of Kr and Xe by isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS) has been developed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The typical relative standard uncertainties of Kr and Xe IDMS are 1%.
