Notes on radioxenon measurements for CTBT verification purposes

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 63, Issue 5-6 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 765-773

  Saey, P R J ^a   De Geer, L E ^a  

^a International Data Centre   (Austria)

Author keywords

Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty verification; CTBT; Noble gas; Radioxenon monitoring; Xenon

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENICS; GAMMA RAYS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INERT GASES; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; XENON;

COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY VERIFICATION; CTBT; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; RADIOXENON MONITORING;

AEROSOLS;

XENON 133;

AEROSOL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; FISSION NEUTRON; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HALF LIFE TIME; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; WAVEFORM;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NUCLEAR WARFARE; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; XENON RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 26444518235     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.05.035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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