Development of gamma-ray/x-ray spectrometric methods for monitoring the contamination of soil with 241Am and Pu

Atomic Energy

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 116-123

  Bushuev, A V ^a   Zubarev, V N ^a   Petrova, E V ^a   Popov, V I ^a   Proshin, I M ^a   Yaroshevich, O I ^a   Zhuk, I V ^a   Lomonosova, E M ^a   Kievets, M K ^a   Glubokii N N ^a   Bondar', Yu I ^a   Mironov, V P ^a   Kudryashov, V P ^a   Grushevich, L E ^a   Bulyga, S F ^a   Shkol'nik, V S ^a   Tyupkina, O G ^a   Akhmetov, M A ^a  

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EID: 0039325896     PISSN: 10634258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02413461     Document Type: Article

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