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Isotopic signature
An
isotopic signature
(also
isotopic fingerprint
) is a ratio of non-radiogenic '
stable isotopes
', stable
radiogenic isotopes
, or unstable
radioactive
isotopes of particular elements in an investigated material. The ratios of isotopes in a sample material are measured by
isotope ratio mass spectrometry
. See also
isotope analysis
.
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