A new method of measuring 81Kr and 85Kr abundances in environmental samples

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 20, 2003, Pages

  Du, X ^a,b   Purtschert, R ^c   Bailey, K ^a   Lehmann, B E ^c   Lorenzo, R ^c   Lu, Z T ^a   Mueller, P ^a   O'Connor, T P ^a   Sturchio, N C ^d   Young, L ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; EXTRACTION; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; TRACE ANALYSIS;

ATOM TRAP TRACE ANALYSIS (ATTA); LOW-LEVEL COUNTING (LLC); ATOM TRAP; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; LOW-LEVEL COUNTING; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME;

GEOPHYSICS; KRYPTON;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; POTASSIUM; RESIDENCE TIME;

EID: 10744222103     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003gl018293     Document Type: Article

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