Uranium enrichment measurement by X- and γ-ray spectrometry with the 'URADOS' process

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 49, Issue 9-11, 1998, Pages 1251-1257

  Morel, Jean ^a   Etcheverry, Michel ^a   Riazuelo, Gilles ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; FLUORESCENCE; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; PHOTONS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STANDARDS; X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

URANIUM ENRICHMENT MEASUREMENT; X RAY FLUORESCENCE (XRF) ANALYSIS;

URANIUM;

UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM; URANIUM 234; URANIUM 235; URANIUM 238;

CALIBRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; HALF LIFE TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY FLUORESCENCE; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0032146911     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)10054-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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