Determination and distribution of rare earth elements in beach rock samples using instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA)

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 251, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 496-500

  Ravisankar, R ^a   Manikandan, E ^b   Dheenathayalu, M ^b   Rao, Brahmaji ^c   Seshadreesan, N P ^c   Nair, K G M ^c  

^a Shri Siva Subramania Nadar College of Engineering   (India)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Beach rock; INAA; KAMINI reactor; REE elements

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRONS;

BEACH ROCK; KAMINI REACTOR; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REE);

ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 33749368545     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2006.07.021     Document Type: Article

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