Rare-earth elements in Egyptian granite by instrumental neutron activation analysis

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 458-464

  El Taher, A ^a  

^a Assiut Branch   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egyptian granite; Neutron activation analysis; Rare earth elements; XRF

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GRANITE; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; TRACE ANALYSIS;

EGYPTIAN GRANITE; NEUTRON FLUXES; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (XRF);

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

CERIUM; EUROPIUM; LANTHANIDE; LUTETIUM; NEODYMIUM; SAMARIUM; YTTERBIUM;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRANITE; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 33846643933     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.07.014     Document Type: Article

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