Determination of uranium and thorium in Egyptian monazite by gamma-ray spectrometry

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 149-152

  Hassan, A M ^a   Abdel Wahab, M ^b   Nada, A ^b   El Dine, N Walley ^b   Khazbak, A ^c  

^a NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^c Nuclear Material Authority   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; MONAZITE; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; SAND; STANDARDS; THORIUM; URANIUM;

BEACH SANDS; EGYPTIAN MONAZITE; EGYPTIAN RESEARCH REACTOR; HYPER PURE GERMANIUM DETECTION SYSTEMS; NEUTRON FLUX;

RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

MONAZITE; THORIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031024974     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00063-2     Document Type: Article

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