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An increasing number of fundamental physics investigations require low-background materials for their construction. These investigations require materials exhibiting an unparalleled degree of radiopurity, such as copper, lead, and germanium, for dark matter and neutrino detectors. The concentration of radioactive contaminants is the primary measure for experiments investigating rare natural events. Uranium and thorium, as well as their decay chain isotopes, are the main source of gamma, neutrons, and alpha particles. It is required for low-level background materials to be screened for ultra-trace levels of radionuclides before they are installed. This study presents an optimized Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) methodology leveraging cutting-edge nuclear physics technologies and facilities to achieve low-background, high-precision U and Th measurements.
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