High-resolution triple-resonance autoionization of uranium isotopes

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1402-1411

  Schumann, P G ^a   Wendt, K D A ^a   Bushaw, B A ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoionization; Laser spectroscopy; Resonance ionization mass spectrometry; Uranium

Indexed keywords

IONIZATION; ISOTOPES; LASER PULSES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RESONANCE;

AUTOIONIZATION; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; RESONANCE IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY;

URANIUM;

EID: 28144440649     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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