Quantification of actinide α-radiation damage in minerals and ceramics

Nature

Volumn 445, Issue 7124, 2007, Pages 190-193

  Farnan, Ian ^a   Cho, Herman ^b   Weber, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE; AMERICIUM; CURIUM; MINERAL; PLUTONIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

CERAMICS; DURABILITY; HALF LIFE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DAMAGE; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; URANIUM ISOTOPE; ZIRCON;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; CERAMICS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33846251827     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05425     Document Type: Article

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