Tritium determination at trace level: Which strategy to determine accurately HTO and OBT in environmental samples?

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 749-754

  Baglan, N ^a   Alanic, G ^a   Pointurier, F ^a  

^a CEA DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DATA ACQUISITION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; SCINTILLATION; SPECTROMETRY; WATER;

NATURAL WATERS; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; TRACE LEVEL; WATER DEVICE;

TRITIUM;

EID: 23044435872     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST05-A1029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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