A chromatographic system for removal of radioactive 85Kr from xenon

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 579, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-53

  Bolozdynya, A I ^a   Brusov, P P ^a   Shutt, T ^a   Dahl, C E ^b   Kwong, J ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas purification; Xenon experiment

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; GASES; PURIFICATION; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; REMOVAL;

GAS PURIFICATION; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGIES; XENON EXPERIMENT;

DETECTORS;

EID: 34547686651     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.04.011     Document Type: Article

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