Absolute isotope ratios defining isotope scales used in isotope ratio mass spectrometers and optical isotope instruments.
Grzegorz SkrzypekPhilip J H DunnPublished in: Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM (2020)
The use of different Rstd values may lead to differences in the isotope delta values obtained if the normalization versus working standard gas is applied. For the range of Rstd used in proprietary software, the potential differences are lowest for oxygen (< 0.002 ‰) and nitrogen (< 0.001 ‰), and highest for carbon (0.107 to 0.112 ‰) and sulfur (0.023 ‰). Evaluation of the existing Rstd values and recommendations for the best estimates are highly desirable to ensure worldwide consistency in stable isotope data reporting.