Application of rotating disk electrode technique for the preparation of Np, Pu and Am α-sources

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 357-364

  Tsoupko Sitnikov, V ^a   Dayras, F ^a   De Sanoit, J ^a   Filossofov, D ^b  

^a DIF   (France)

^b JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; AMERICIUM; CALCINATION; CATHODES; CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); ELECTRODEPOSITION; NEPTUNIUM; OPTIMIZATION; PLUTONIUM;

ALPHA SOURCES; ENERGY RESOLUTION; HANSEN THEORY OF ELECTRODEPOSITION; ROTATING DISK CATHODE;

ALPHA PARTICLES;

ACTINIDE; AMERICIUM; NEPTUNIUM; PLUTONIUM;

ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ENERGY; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; SPECTROSCOPY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0034159888     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(99)00178-5     Document Type: Article

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