Trace detection of 41Ca in nuclear reactor concrete by diode-laser-based resonance ionization mass spectrometry

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 88, Issue 36739, 2000, Pages 487-493

  Muller P ^a   Blaum, K ^a   Diel, S ^a   Geppert, CH ^a   Wendt, K ^a   Nahler A ^a   Trautmann, N ^a   Bushaw, B A ^b   Nortershauser W ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

41Ca; Reactor concrete; Resonance ionization mass spectrometry; Trace determination

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ISOTOPE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DIODE LASER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR REACTOR; REPRODUCIBILITY; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0033653330     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2000.88.8.487     Document Type: Article

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