Development of a high ratio isotope dilution mass spectrometry calibration technique for chemical metrology

Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1019-1023

  Hearn, Ruth ^a   Evans, Peter ^a   Sargent, Mike ^a  

^a LGC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIESEL FUELS; ISOTOPES; MEASUREMENTS; SULFUR;

CHEMICAL METROLOGY; ISOTOPE DILUTION;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 27144511209     PISSN: 02679477     EISSN: 13645544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b504698j     Document Type: Article

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