Alpha-spectrometric analysis of uranium and thorium using solid-phase extraction for sample preparation

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 929-934

  Weber, R ^a   Esterlund, R A ^a   Patzelt, P ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; EXTRACTION; THORIUM; URANIUM;

SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION (SPE);

RADIATION CHEMISTRY;

THORIUM; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; GEOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0033136806     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(98)00118-3     Document Type: Article

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