Application of microprecipitation on membrane filters for alpha spectrometry, liquid scintillation counting and mass spectrometric determination of plutonium isotopes

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 90, Issue 9-11, 2002, Pages 721-725

  Hrnecek, Erich ^a,b   De las Heras, Laura Aldave ^a   Betti, Maria ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

Author keywords

240Pu 239 Pu; 241Pu; Alpha spectrometry; Environmental samples; ICP MS; LSC

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; NEODYMIUM; NEODYMIUM FLUORIDE; PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; PLUTONIUM 241; RADIOISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA RADIATION; ALPHA RADIATION SPECTROMETRY; ANION EXCHANGE; CHEMICAL YIELD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; COPRECIPITATION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANE FILTER; PRECIPITATION; PRECONCENTRATION; PURIFICATION; QUANTUM YIELD; RADIOMETRY; SAMPLE; SEA; SEDIMENT; SPECTROMETRY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0038379487     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2002.90.9-11_2002.721     Document Type: Conference Paper

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