Sr/Ca mass ratio determination in bones using fast neutron activation analysis

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 49, Issue 9-11, 1998, Pages 1319-1323

  Hult, Mikael ^a   Fessler, Andreas ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; CALCIUM; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; RADIOISOTOPES; STRONTIUM;

NUCLEAR REACTIONS;

NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

CALCIUM; STRONTIUM; TIN;

BONE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT;

ARCHAEOLOGY; BONE AND BONES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ISOTOPES; DIET; FOSSILS; HUMANS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; STRONTIUM; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES;

EID: 0032146441     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)10067-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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