Abstract:
The application of Zn isotope analysis is well known in geochemistry and diet study. An inter-lab comparison of five samples with isotopic ratio covering from 0.02 to 1500 was organized in order to develop measurement ability and keep consistency of the results of isotopic ratios measurement among the participants. Multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) and multicollector thermal ionization mass spectrometry (MC-TIMS) were used. For MC-ICP-MS, blank-corrected and blank-no corrected results were submitted. For MC-TIMS, total evaporation method (TE) was applied to the samples while a certified reference material IRMM3702 was analyzed together. All the results showed that the uncertainties were 1.29%-0.03% for 64Zn/66Zn, and the uncertainty was obviously relative to isotopic abundances. The blank-corrected and blank-no corrected and the influence of blank and non-linear of
K factor of mass discrimination for MC-ICP-MS were convinced of contributing to the unsatisfied uncertainties.