Applicability and Limits of Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis: State of the Art in the Year 2000

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 160-172

  Orvini, E ^a   Speziali, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

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EID: 0000741753     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mchj.1998.1597     Document Type: Article

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