A comparison of fission track and laser fluorometry techniques for uranium analysis in water samples

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 36, Issue 1-6 SPEC., 2003, Pages 517-519

  Singh, Jaspal ^a   Singh, Lakhwant ^a   Kher, Sanjay ^b  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Centre for Advanced Studies   (India)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; Fission track technique; Laser fluorometry technique; Uranium; Water

Indexed keywords

FISSION REACTIONS; SPRINGS (WATER); URANIUM;

FISSION TRACKS;

NUCLEAR PHYSICS;

EID: 0041361983     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(03)00193-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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