U-238 decay chain: Resolution of observed anomalies in the measured secular equilibrium between Th-234 and daughter Pa-234m

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 49, Issue 9-11, 1998, Pages 1337-1344

  Adsley, I ^a   Backhouse, J S ^a   Nichols, A L ^a   Toole, J ^a  

^a RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Measurements and evaluations; Nuclear decay data

Indexed keywords

ESTUARIES; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; PROTACTINIUM; RADIOISOTOPES; SILT; SPECTROMETRY; THORIUM;

NUCLEAR DECAY ANALYSIS;

URANIUM;

AMERICIUM 241; PROTACTINIUM; THORIUM; URANIUM 238;

ACCURACY; COMPUTER MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0032146394     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)10070-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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