On the use of 225Ra as yield tracer and Ba(Ra)SO4 microprecipitation in 226Ra determination by α-spectrometry

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 785-790

  Blanco, P ^a   Lozano, J C ^b   Tome F Vera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

spectrometry; 226Ra determination; Geological samples

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; RADIUM; SPECTROMETRY;

CHEMICAL YIELDS;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

BARIUM SULFATE; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENT; RADIUM 225; RADIUM 226; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ALPHA RADIATION SPECTROMETRY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECTROMETRY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036888634     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(02)00231-2     Document Type: Article

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