Diode laser absorption measurement of uranium isotope ratios in solid samples using laser ablation

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1611-1623

  Liu, H ^a   Quentmeier, A ^a   Niemax, K ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FÜR ANALYTISCHE WISSENSCHAFTEN ISAS E V   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption; Diode laser; Isotope ratio; Laser ablation; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CALIBRATION; LASER ABLATION; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RATE CONSTANTS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; URANIUM;

ISOTOPE RATIOS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0037107364     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0584-8547(02)00105-2     Document Type: Article

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