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isotopic signature

n. (context physics chemistry English) A set of ratios of the abundances of different isotopes of specified elements in a sample, used as a diagnostic test of the sample's origin, or of its age

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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.