On the Role of α-Recoil in Uranium Migration - Some Findings from the Palmottu Natural Analogue Site, SW Finland

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue , 1996, Pages 297-302

  Suksi, J ^a   Rasilainen, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Natural analogue; U migration; U series dating; Recoil

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000836731     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.1996.74.special-issue.297     Document Type: Article

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