Simultaneous determination of 226Ra, 233U and 237Np by liquid scintillation spectrometry

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-217

  Nebelung, Cordula ^a   Baraniak, Lutz ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

223U; 226Ra; 237Np; Alpha beta separation; Deconvolution; Liquid scintillation spectrometry; Mother daughter relation; Multi element spectra

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES; RADIUM; SCINTILLATION; SEPARATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ALPHA BETA SEPARATION; DECONVOLUTION; ENERGY RANGE; LIQUID SCINTILLATION SPECTROMETRY; PEAK FIT FUNCTION;

URANIUM;

NEPTUNIUM 237; RADIUM 226; URANIUM 233; URANIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; EVALUATION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 37849186690     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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