Radiation-induced diamond formation in uranium-rich carbonaceous materials

Science

Volumn 271, Issue 5253, 1996, Pages 1260-1263

  Daulton, Tyrone L ^a,d   Ozima, Minoru ^b,c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL; CARBONADO; DIAMOND; PRECAMBRIAN; RADIATION; URANIUM;

EID: 0029776953     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.271.5253.1260     Document Type: Article

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