Multivariate calibration and spectrum position correction for simultaneous determination of alpha and beta emitting plutonium isotopes by liquid scintillation

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 356, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-50

  Toribio, M ^a   Garcia J F ^a   Izquierdo Ridorsa, A ^a   Rauret, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLUTONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CALIBRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTILLATION; SPECTRUM;

EID: 0031471190     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-2670(97)00519-9     Document Type: Article

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