An improved method for determination of heat production with gamma-ray scintillation spectrometry

Chemical Geology

Volumn 130, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 175-194

  Ketcham, Richard A ^a,b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAY SCINTILLATION SPECTROMETRY; HEAT PRODUCTION; POTASSIUM; THORIUM; URANIUM;

EID: 0030302374     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2541(95)00180-8     Document Type: Article

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